RE: Using a D-spec to define an action in the eval

From: Barbara Morris

d XMLRtnAttr_RawReading...
d c 'RawReading'
d XMLRtnAttr pr 1a extproc('XMLRtnAttr')
d func 10a const
d wRawReading s 1a
/free
wRawReading = XMLRtnAttr( XMLRtnAttr_RawReading ) ;
return ;

To reduce the typing effort, if you use an editor like the WDSC editor,
and type say XMLR then CTRL-space, it will bring up a list of all the
possible names for you to choose from.

Better yet you can create a template and name it something like $XMLR, then
type $XMLR Ctrl-space. The template will automatically be pulled into the
source code.

The template would look something like this:

XMLRtnAttr ( XMLRtnAttr_${CURSOR} );

In a free-form spec, you would type "wRawReading = $XMLR" and then hit
Ctrl-space. This would allow bring up a list with the template in it,
already selected. Hit Enter and you would see this:

wRawReading = XMLRtnAttr ( XMLRtnAttr_ );

Your cursor will be positioned after the underscore. Hit Ctrl-space again,
and you would get a list of fields starting with "XMLRtnAttr". Now you're
talking serious productivity, not to mention real readability.

Drawback: this ONLY works in /free, but that's one more good reason to start
using /free <smile>.

Joe