RE: WDSC Wish List

Peter,

You said, "If IBM's intention is that people should start move from RPGIV to
Java, 
why not make the transition a little bit easier by making the syntax 
more like Java (or C#)."  This really makes me laugh, I said the same thing
years ago when IBM first offered /free.  (Interestingly, the debate was
about statement terminators in /free.... LOL)
http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l/200011/msg00201.html

Since Hans is not here to make comment, I'll point out Python's scheme of
indenting that eliminates the need for endmarks.... <gdr>

BTW, I haven't run across any good Python plugins for eclipse yet.... Any
recommendations?

Eric DeLong
Sally Beauty Company
MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
940-898-7863 or ext. 1863



-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Merikan [mailto:peter.merikan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 9:13 AM
To: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] WDSC Wish List


Bartell

That's true, it should be posted in the rpg forum, although I don't 
think it matters where I post it.

If IBM's intention is that people should start move from RPGIV to Java, 
why not make the transition a little bit easier by making the syntax 
more like Java (or C#). It's not a requirement, only a thought. Don't 
flame me for this.

Brackets works great for me and a couple of other people. ;-)
Small methods and indentions. And of course refactoring, refactoring and 
refactoring.



Bartell, Aaron L. (TC) wrote:

>>- what's wrong with brackets?, why ENDxx when we can use brackets instead
.
> 
> Then it would look more like java, c# etc.
> 
> I thought the same thing at first and in my duties of going back and forth
> between RPG, Java, and VB.NET(just learning) I am finding that the Endxx
is
> quite nice because I don't have to leave comments like I do in Java
because
> the brackets get so messy.
> 
> 
> 
>>- why not make it all-free, not just the C-spec
> 
> I would like this a lot!  Take a look at RPG.NET to see how they have
> changed RPG to get it into the 21st century.
> 
> **Note** I don't believe this group can do much concerning your wanted
> enhancements to RPG.  You would be better to post them to the RPG list on
> midrange, but before you did that it would be good to read the archives,
> because some of these discussions have been mulled over many many times:-)
> 
> Aaron Bartell
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Peter Merikan
> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 4:53 AM
> To: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
> Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] WDSC Wish List
> 
> 
> Add this to Santa
> 
> LPEX
> look at JDT and see how it could be done, at least for free format.
> - code formatter
> - code generation, e.g. new member, comments etc.
> - refactoring, e.g. rename, extract method, change method signature etc.
> - syntax check in free-format
> - compare, make it procedure aware
> - be able to start in insert-mode when editing a member.
> - Enter key to split the line the behavior should be like a regular 
> editor, Aligned, cursor in front of the first character on the new line
etc.
> - Tab key should indent the line when in insert mode.
> 
> free-format
> - skip the usage of /free and /endfree. It shouldn't be to hard make the 
> compiler to understand that it's a free-format statement.
> - why not make it all-free, not just the C-spec
> - what's wrong with brackets?, why ENDxx when we can use brackets 
> instead . Then it would look more like java, c# etc.
> - embedded sql in free-format, of course
> 
> RSE, a great feature but. Add this features/changes
> - to be able to use environment variables, that are set on the 
> connection, in user commands.
> - don't filter files that starts with a dot (.) in ifs (e.g.  .profiles)
> 
> iSeries projects
> - give us the option to use associated folder as an alternative to 
> associated library. Target library would also be great so we can start 
> to use ant for our builds.
> 
> why not build a small compiler that can be used on the desktop to give 
> us the possibility to really work off line.
> 
> /Peter
> 
> Chris_Bougher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> 
>>I'm not sure if anyone from IBM sees this list or not but here are some
>>things I would like to see in the lpex editor.
>>
>>Auto-indent - automagically indent after certain words or symbols in free
>>format code. Maybe even a way to define which keywords-symbols.
>>
>>            ie - after if;, dow;, for; etc.
>>
>>Auto-unindent - ditto for previous except unindent
>>
>>            ie - after enddo;, endif;, endfor, etc.
>>
>>keyword auto correction - it would change enif; to endif; etc.
>>
>>saved macros - basically be able to save a portion of code for later
>>retrieval and insertion into your source file. The source should be saved
>>on the local system. not on the as400.
>>
>>Thats all I have so far.
>>
>>Some of these functions may be already there. If so please let me know so
> 
> I
> 
>>can start using them.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>P.S.
>>      One other useful item would be a plug-in that would allow you to
>>telnet to a host system like Client access.
>>
>>Chris Bougher
>>
>>
>>
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