Re: Hex attribute characters in rpgle source member column 5 issue

Was RDP 8.5 on Windows XP and RDI 9 is running on Windows 7 ?

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27024939 says:

Remote Systems LPEX Editor for IBM i
A number of hex code characters that represent 5250 display attributes are
commonly inserted into comment lines of source members. These characters
would usually be rendered by client operating systems as a square box or
other special symbol. In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008, the operating
system no longer renders many control characters, including the hex codes
for 5250 display attributes. Instead of a square box, a zero width
character is rendered by the operating system, which is invisible. This
causes the remainder of the text on the comment line to appear shifted over
by one column to the left in Remote Systems LPEX Editor.
This does not affect compilation of the source, as the hex code characters
are still being maintained and saved. However, the source will appear as if
it is not lined up with the column rulers.
The operating system controls how characters are rendered and displayed in
all applications, including Remote Systems LPEX Editor. As long as the
underlying operating system does not support rendering of these characters,
Remote Systems LPEX Editor will not support them.



Mike

Mike Hockings, M.Eng., P.Eng.
IBM Rational Developer for System z and Power Systems Software Technical
Support
IBM Canada Ltd. Laboratory
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From: Jeff Young <jyoung0950@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio
Client for System i & iSeries" <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Date: 2014-03-26 10:50
Subject: [WDSCI-L] Hex attribute characters in rpgle source member
column 5 issue
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All,
RDi 9.0.0
I have a large number of source members that have a Hex attribute character
(usually x'22' in column 5 of the source member for when SEU was the
primary source editor being used.
In RDp 8.5, this showed as a reverse image square in column 5 and the rest
of the source line being displayed properly.
In RDi 9, the source line is shifted one column to the left, and no
indication that the line has a special character in column 5.

Is this an Eclipse change or did something change in the LPEX editor?

Jeff Young
Sr. Programmer Analyst
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