RE: [WDSCI-L] Efficient use of WDSCi.

["Scott Johnson" <sjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try "Ctrl+Shift+N". I think this just came available under 5.1.  It makes WDSCi
a lot more usable for me for those times when I just need to check some code
somewhere.  Only change I would make is to default it to Browse and not Edit.
With this handy little feature, I am using PDM less and less.

To me, RSE is all about the filters.  Once you figure out the best way for you
to work under WDSC, set up the filters to match.  You may want to check out the
Spoolfile and Message plugins from Softlanding.
http://www.softlanding.com/websphere/index.htm

Have you tried the Debugger?  It takes a little getting use to, but once you go
over to the GUI debugger side, you will never go back.  At least that is the way
it was for me way back to the original version of Code Debugger under OS/2.

Have you gone thru the online help?  I have not yet, but IBM will sometimes hide
little tidbits in there.

Subscribe to the iSeries edition of eServer Mag:
http://eservercomputing.com/iseries/
Also the iSeries EXTRA newsletter.  They will have good articles on WDSC every
once in a while. You can search for past articles.
http://www.eservercomputing.com/iseries/articles/index.asp?id=815

The newsletters on http://www.midrangeserver.com/newsletters.html will have
articles every once in a while too.  You can search for past ones.

Check out http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/ and http://www.mcpressonline.com/ for
past articles too.

I am giving you sites instead of actual articles because even with 4 months of
experience it is hard to tell where you are at and what you have discovered and
not.  For me anyways the basic articles will sometimes have a tidbit that I did
not know about.

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Scott P. Johnson
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IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400 RPG Programmer
Highsmith Inc.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Kelly Cookson
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 7:52 AM
> To: 'Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries'
> Subject: [WDSCI-L] Efficient use of WDSCi.
>
>
> I've been using it for about 4 months now. I generally like
> it. However, I
> have not made a complete switch.  I tend to use WDSCi as a
> replacement for
> SEU and SDA (and WebFacing, which has no equivalent in ADTS).
> But I tend not
> to use WDSCi as a replacement for green screen PDM or ISDB.
> I'm still much
> more efficient with green screen PDM than with RSE, and I
> find ISDB simpler
> than debugging with WSDCi. I'm also not making effective use
> of workspaces.
> It takes me so long to set up and customize views,
> connections, filters, and
> commands that I frequently reuse the same workspace.
>
> Are there any good articles for someone who has a few months
> experience with
> WDSCi and needs some intermediate or advanced tips to get
> truly efficient
> with RSE, debugging, and workspace utilization?
>
> Thanks,
> Kelly