Re: CL Parser feature request

Hi Kelly,

I've added this to our list of items.
The CL parser uses the record length to determine the maximum formatting.
For local files, a default of 120 is used.

Thanks,

Violaine Batthish
WebSphere Development Studio Client, IBM Toronto Lab




wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 02/23/2005 09:12:21 AM:

> Actually, I hadn't tried automatic formatting in the CL parser since
> a few versions back, largely because of my negative experiences with
> it.  It works fairly well in 5.1.2.
>
> My only request is for a Preferences parameter that allows us to
> specify the line length we wish to use. We occasionally browse CL
> programs in SEU, and the line length used by the automatic
> formatting in WDSCi requires us to constantly shift left and right
> (F19 and F20 keys) to see all the code.  If we could specify a
> shorter line length, or at least choose a shorter length from a list
> of options, that would make the resulting code display better in SEU.
>
> Thanks,
> Kelly
>