RE: Getting started with Code/400

>It is very frustrating because, generally speaking, I am not an idiot.
Ha!  Well, how about specifically speaking? <vbg>

I had a lot of problems and frustration at first.  I had to take more than a
few stabs at it. .  But now that I got it working I really like it and can't
imagine going back to seu.
My first problem was I have W2K and I installed WDTS using administrator
then tried to use it as a different user.  The installer sets user
environment variables which is why it would only work if I signed on as
administrator.  I added those environment variables to the other user and
solved that problem.
Next was not understanding how to get the source code I wanted.  I tried to
start a strcode session from the as/400 and some other stuff.  Then Buck
told me about the Project Organizer.  This is definitely the way to go.  Go
into project organizer, then create a new project.  Expand the Add Filter
item, then expand AS/400.  Select Member to Add Member Filter.  Make sure
you select the correct server.  Then the file name & library.
Once that is done, you should have something under Local with the member
Icon.  Expand that and a list should get downloaded from the server.
Highlight one of the source members, right click and select get from host.
This will put the source member onto your PC.  Or, you can double click the
member and it will open the editor with a copy from the server.  If you 'get
from host', you can then go into <LOCAL> and open it.  The advantage here is
you don't have to worry about making a copy since the original source is
still on the server.  And, if you lose connectivity you can continue to
work.  When you're done, you select 'put to host' to upload it.  If you
rename the member, you have to go into properties and change the 'Copied
from' on the Remote tab.
Another problem is with hex codes that color the source member.  In code
designer (for DSPF, PRTF, PF) this can cause the designer to crash.  First
open the source file in the editor and remove the hex codes, save it, then
open it in code designer.  I haven't had any trouble with it in the editor.
The verifier is great.  The first time through you have to tell it to use
cache.  This will download all the file references.  From then on, it will
run on the pc completely.  Very fast, and doesn't slow down the server.
It does look dated, or as you put it, "wanted to make sure that they could
not be sued for look and feel infringement".  (That's great!)  And it's
really obvious if you go into the distributed debugger.

Phil



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