Re: how to save local file on IBM i source file

I should have been a little clearer. I have been using RDI for about a year now, going back and forth with PDM when I get stuck trying to do something in RDI. (Like copy a column until you guys told me about ALT R.) So it is not a connection problem.

I am not using projects. I always work connected locally to my IBM i so I just compile rather than verify. But this time, my only choice was verify.

I did make a new, separate connection for this particular group of programs. The library list had the library in question where it should be. that is the first time I have tried a connection for a specific use.

Dave's suggestion solved my problem.

Dale,

If you're using projects, see that discussion. If you're not, keep reading.

I've accidentally done this a couple of times. The simplest fix I've found is
to create a new member on the IBM i, then copy the source from your local file
into it. I've never found the secret incantation (assuming there is one) to
change a local file into a source member if they aren't already connected in
RSE's little mind.

There are several ways to get to the create source member dialog. The quickest
to describe is File => New => iSeries Source Member (or whatever they've changed
it to in your release). That will give you the dialog to specify the
connection, library, file, member name, member type, and member text. Once
you've created and opened it, open your local file, then do Ctrl-A to select all
the text, Ctrl-C to copy it, then go to the open member and Ctrl-V to paste the
text in. (If I'm being too explicit, it's for posterity, not to insult your
knowledge.)

Good luck.

Dave Shaw

I suppose that some people have to work in Hawaii. But if ever get to Hawaii, I don't plan on coding. Then again, if the office calls and something is broken, it must be fixed, Hawaii or not. Sigh.

You can download the code that you will be working on. Go off to Hawaii and when you return, push your changes up.
(Why one would be working on code while in Hawaii? I don't know



Paul