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Another method is to create a Snippet.
 
Another method is to create a Snippet.
  
1. Open the Snippets view.
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# Open the Snippets view.
2. Create a new 'Drawer' for your snippets.
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# Create a new 'Drawer' for your snippets.
3. Copy some source.
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# Copy some source.
4. Right-click in your snippet drawer, paste.
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# Right-click in your snippet drawer, paste.
5. This will bring up the snippet creation wizard.
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# This will bring up the snippet creation wizard.
  
 
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Revision as of 10:31, 7 April 2008


SNIPPETS

Snippets View

original post [1]

To open a snippets view:

  • Window -> Show view -> Other -> Basic -> Snippets

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Create a Snippets Category

original post [2]

  • You only need to create a Category once, conceptually its like CRTSRCPF.
  • Create as many Categories as you wish.
  • -Right-click in the Snippets view and select Customize...
  • -Click the New button and create a New Category
  • -Click the New button and create a New Item
  • -Click on the snippet and then click the New button that is adjacent to the Variables list
  • -Enter your snippet and use the Insert Variable Placeholder button to add the variable

alternatively use the copy, right click process below, its easier.

Use snippets for RPGLE, CLLE, DSPF and PRTF source members.


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Snippets RPG

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You can use the snippets to insert stuff into your program.

To create your own RPG snippets,

  • you can open the view in RSE or iSeries Editing perspective,
  • select your source,
  • and right click / Past in the snippets view, into your Previously created Category.

It will then create a new template.

To use the snippet;

  • Open a source member for editing.
  • Place the cursor where you want the code.
  • Go to the Snippets view, to the Category where the snippet is.
  • Double click on the snippet and it appears in the source


original post [4]

Another method is to create a Snippet.

  1. Open the Snippets view.
  2. Create a new 'Drawer' for your snippets.
  3. Copy some source.
  4. Right-click in your snippet drawer, paste.
  5. This will bring up the snippet creation wizard.

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External links

The official WDSC web page [5]

The WDSC Developer blog [6]

WDSC tags on del.ici.ous [7]

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