WDSC shortcuts
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WDSC shortcuts - this is a (non-exhaustive) list of some of the keyboard shortcuts available in WDSC. Many of the shortcuts change between major versions of the product, so please be careful!
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Keyboard shortcuts
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| Key | Earliest version | Description |
|---|---|---|
| F12 | 6.x | Make editor active. This is particularly useful for switching back to the editor view from the iSeries Error list view after a compile. |
| Dbl-click on word | 6.x | Selects word |
| Ctrl-C | 6.x | Copies current selection |
| Ctrl-Del | 5.x | Works like Field-Exit |
| Ctrl-V | 6.x | Pastes clipboard contents |
| Ctrl-X | 6.x | Cuts current selection to clipboard |
| Ctrl-Z | 6.x | Undo |
| Ctrl-Y | 6.x | ReDo |
| Ctrl-S | 6.x | Save |
| Insert | 6.x | Toggles insert mode (mode shows in header) |
| Ctrl-A | 6.x | Selects all source |
| Ctrl-Shift-A | 6.x | Fast Open. Open a source member. Your dont need a filter or a List View, equivalent to a WRKMBRPDM |
| Ctrl-Enter | 6.x | Insert blank line after current (does not split) |
| Ctrl-F | 6.x | Find ? simple in source |
| Ctrl-N | 7.0.0.4 | Find next match from Ctrl-F |
| Ctrl-U | 7.0.0.4 | Find previous match from Ctrl-F |
| Alt-L | 6.x | Selects current line |
| Ctrl-D | 6.x | Copies current line and places below |
| Ctrl-Backspace | 6.x | Deletes the line cursor is on |
| Ctrl-T | 6.x | Bring the current line to the top of the view |
| Ctrl-M | 6.x | Select matching block of source e.g. IF/ENDIF, DO/ENDDO. |
| Ctrl-Shift-M | 6.x | Jump to end of matching block of source e.g. IF/ENDIF, DO/ENDDO. |
| Ctrl-Shift-O | 6.x | Show matching block nesting e.g. IF/ENDIF, DO/ENDDO. |
| Ctrl-Q | 6.x | Sets a marker at the current position |
| Alt-Q | 6.01 | Jump to marker set by Ctrl-Q |
| Ctrl-J | 6.x | Moves cursor back to last change made in source |
| Ctrl-2 | . | Open source in second session for editing |
| Alt-S | 6.x | Splits line at current cursor position |
| Alt-J | 6.x | Joins line at current cursor position |
| Alt-R | 6.x | Select rectangular block. Position to upper left, Alt-R. Position to lower right, Alt-R. Position to target, then take one of the following actions: |
| Alt-C | 6.x | Copy rectangular block to current cursor position |
| Alt-D | 6.x | Delete rectangular block |
| Alt-M | 6.x | Move rectangular block to current cursor position |
| Alt-F7 | 6.x | Shift selected block left |
| Alt-F8 | 6.x | Shift selected block right |
| Alt-I | 6.x | Lowercase selected block |
| Alt-K | 6.x | Uppercase selected block |
| Alt-PageUp | 6.x | Position to top of rectangular block |
| Alt-PageDown | 6.x | Position to bottom of rectangular block |
| Alt-U | 6.x | Deselects any currently selected text, including rectangular block |
| DblClick Header | 6.x | Shifts into full screen mode |
| Ctrl-F6 | 7.0.0.4 | Cycle between editors |
| Ctrl-F7 | 6.x | Switches between open views |
| Ctrl-F8 | 6.x | Switches between open perspectives |
| Ctrl-E | 6.x | Displays list of open editors (also Source Location) |
| Ctrl-F4 | 6.x | Closes open editor |
| F1 | 6.x | Help |
| F3 | 6.x | Position Cursor on Sub-Routine or Procedure Name and F3 jumps to it. Use with C-Q and A-Q to return to your code. |
| F10 | 7.0.0.4 | Access the menus on the main menu bar |
| Shift-F10 | 7.0.0.4 | Access the context menu for the current view |
| Ctrl-F10 | 7.0.0.4 | Pulldown menu for the current view (if there is one) In an editor, opens the menu for the marker bar to the left of the editor |
| Ctrl-Shift-C | 6.x | Compiles current editor source member |
| Ctrl-Shift-V | 6.x | Verifies current editor source member by performing a syntax check on it. Additionally, refreshes the WDSC cache. |
| Ctrl-Shift-, | 7.x | After verify, move to the next problem. |
| Ctrl-Shift-. | 7.x | After verify, move to the previous problem. |
| Ctrl-F5 | 6.x | Remove show messages from compile |
| Ctrl-Shift-F5 | 7.0.0.4 | Refresh outline view |
| Ctrl-Space | 7.0.0.4 | Content assist (free-form RPG) |
| Ctrl-W | 6.x | Show all (undo any filters) |
Key bindings for Eclipse can be seen by using the Window->Preferences, General->Keys path, but these can be overridden by a perspective. You can also see the same list by Ctrl-Shift-L, but again, that is an incomplete list because shortcuts can be added silently by various perspectives and plug-ins.
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