RE: LPEX editor questions

I agree completely and entered a request in FRED for this last year.  See 
request #186, it currently has 5 votes.

In our TurnOver plugins for WDSC, we allow the user to use either the 
Eclipse or LPEX compare.  When using the Eclipse compare, we were able to 
make it work fine for iSeries source.  You just have to supply a compare 
provider that ignores the sequence and date fields in the source.  The 
problem with the Eclipse compare facility is that it does not allow for 
editing, even when using it for things like Java.  Even if it did, I do 
not know how well it would support iSeries languages.

I believe that this is supposed to be a bit better in Eclipse 3.0, so 
maybe there is a better foundation for IBM to build something good on.

This is the sort of editing feature I wish they would spend more time on. 
I do not really like the appearance of the LPEX compare, but I could live 
with it if you could edit the result and they spent more time on the UI 
for initiating the compare.

Mark


wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 10/19/2004 11:14:23 AM:

> IMO, the compare and merge facilities are very weak. CODE has a much 
better 
> compare, the one in RSE is Eclipse-based and includes the source date 
and 
> sequence number, IIRC. I had reported this to IBM, and I believe there 
> might be some changes in the offing.
> 
> There is also a compare with in an iSeries project - again, 
Eclipse-based - 
> same issue there. But it is editable.
> 
> There is nothing, however, that works so well as PDM option 55 on the 
green 
> screen, with its split screen for selecting the changes. This IS an 
option 
> in the table view, but you do not get to select what change you want to 
> use. It is like saying the "do not select changes" parameter is set to 
*NO. 
> I consider this a dangerous, time-wasting option.
> 
> JMHO
> Vern
> 
> At 08:30 AM 10/19/2004, you wrote:
> >If you want to run the traditional CMPPFM command in WDSCi, you can do 
the 
> >following.
> >
> >Set-up:
> >
> >1. Install the SoftLanding plug-in to view spooled files. (This is 
free.)
> >
> >2. Create a User Action to compare physical file members. Here is the 
> >command I used to define my User Action:
> >         CMPPFM NEWFILE(&L/&F) NEWMBR(&N) OLDFILE(&L/&F) OLDMBR() 
> > OUTPUT(*PRINT)
> >My User Action is named "Compare Members". Be sure to put a check in 
the 
> >Prompt first box.
> >
> >How it works:
> >
> >Right click on the source member and choose User Actions. Choose the 
> >Compare Members action (or whatever you named it). When the dialogue 
> >window appears, you should only have to type in the old source member 
name 
> >and press Enter. Then use the SoftLanding plug-in to see the results.
> >
> >Later,
> >Kelly
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >[mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jim Essinger
> >Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 4:27 PM
> >To: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
> >Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] LPEX editor questions
> >
> >
> >    For source compare I open both source members in code 400, and use 
that
> >    compare which is really great.  I wish that Lpex did the same type 
of
> >    compare.
> 
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