Re: RPGLE *FREE --> convert change tags to right hand comments...

On 3/31/2016 4:03 PM, Ken Killian wrote:

Does IBM have a conversion tool to convert the Sequence-Area, where most companies store the "Change-Tags" to right-Hand comments....

--- 0---|--- 10---|--- 20---|--- 30---|--- 40---|--- 50---|--- 60---|--- 70---|--- 80---|--- 90---|
123456789|123456789|123456789|123456789|123456789|123456789|123456789|123456789|123456789|123456789|
C001 X = 1; // Code starting in punch-card column-8

X = 1; // C001 Old Punch-card columns 1-5

Or do we have to write our own program to do that. Not that it is hard, but a built in tool is better.

We can sort of do that in the base RDi with keyboard record / playback.
I use keyboard record / playback very often, so I have set up keyboard
shortcuts to deal with it.

Preferences > LPEX Editor > User Key Actions
c-a-r keyRecorderStart
c-a-t keyRecorderStop
c-a-p keyRecorderPlay

To work with the example:
C001 X = 1;
C001 Y = 2;
C001 Z = 3; // reset Z

1) Position the cursor on the very first C in the very first C001
2) make sure you are in Overstrike mode, not Insert
3) c-a-r or click the 'record' icon
4) Hold Shift
5) Cursor Right 5 times
6) Ctrl-C
7) End
8) Space // Space
9) Ctrl-V
10) Home
11) Space 5 times
12) Home
13) Cursor Down
14) c-a-t or click the 'stop recording' icon
15) Now c-a-p or click the 'play' icon for each succeeding line

Seems complicated to write, but it took me far longer to write it all
down than to actually record it.

Just would be great to have a tool to perform that. Unfortunately, I cannot see if RDI 9.5.0.2 can handle it yet, because we won't get our TR updates until later in April...

Keyboard record/playback has been part of the base product since...
well, at least the 2000s. If one wanted a more sophisticated version,
one would have to resort to a plug-in.