I do the same, Roger, used NotePad++ (and now RDi).
I am thoroughly convinced that as good as SDA is at what it does is as
difficult as RLU is to use. I always said the TLA stood for "Really Lousy
Utility", but that's just one man's opinion.
Steve
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From: RPG400-L <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Roger
Harman
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2020 13:07
To: RPG programming on IBM i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: AFP print file
Agreed. I always fumble around looking for record length.
And, editing is so so easy. Even before RDi, I gave up on RLU. I'd layout
reports in Notepad++ and translate to DDS.
Roger Harman
COMMON Certified Application Developer - ILE RPG on IBM i on Power
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From: RPG400-L <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Vernon
Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2020 11:03 AM
To: RPG programming on IBM i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: AFP print file
RDi has its own set of comments embedded at the bottom - I don't think it
recognizes RLU options. And it's embedded content is for how things are
presented in RDi, not for compilation that I know of. They are used for
sample screens and reports and all.
To change the record length is not exactly an obvious thing in my experience
- I think you have to take the tab that lets you define reports - someone
please show me a better way!
Now I do find that much editing is easier to do in RDi than it is in RLU
- drag-drop stuff is fantastic, maybe the best feature.
Regards
Vern
On 5/28/2020 9:38 AM, Greg Wilburn wrote:
Yes I do use RDi... but I've only dabbled with PRTFs. I found it
difficult to navigate and compile (mainly because I'm accustomed to RLU and
I hardly ever mess with printer files).
Also, with RLU there are compile options embedded in the bottom of the
DDS. Does RDi recognize these?
When I compiled the PRTF from SEU I had change the values in the CRTPRTF
command.
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From: RPG400-L [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Brian Parkins
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 6:07 PM
To: RPG programming on IBM i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: AFP print file
Greg, do you use RDi? The Print Designer tool allows me to do this -
and is much nicer than RLU. (Compiles OK too.)
Brian.
On 27/05/2020 15:01, Greg Wilburn wrote:
Is there any way to define a field that is longer than a print file is
wide?
Case in point.. I have a printer file that is 100 positions wide. I
added a field using a variable width font (i.e. fine print at the bottom of
the document). When filled, the field data goes about 60% across the page.
Because of the font size, I could easily make this field 160, but RLU won't
allow it.
Any way around this?
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