Re: [WDSCI-L] Why can't I push my source file changes?

[Jim Essinger <esinger@xxxxxxxx>]

Don,

Thanks for your reply - I'm learning more and more each day about this tool.
The F spec tip is good, but I'm a COBOL programmer.  Is there a similar way 
to show fields for COBOL users?

Jim
At 07:10 AM 4/22/2004, you wrote:




> Jim,
>
> If you verify your source while connected the information for externally
> described database, printer and display files get cached locally, so you
> can then verify any source changes made while disconnected.  While
> disconnected you can also select a file in an F spec in the editor, right
> click and select "Show Fields" which will show field information in the
> table view, or refresh the outline view to get record and field information
> for a file.  If any of the tools find they need something that is not in
> the cache then they will try to connect to the remote system.  You can stop
> this be putting the RSE (iSeries projects use RSE connections) in offline
> mode via the caching preferences page.
>
> If you know you are going to be referencing a database / printer / display
> file while disconnected you can also right click on the object in the RSE
> and select "Cache File Description" to add the information for that object
> to the cache.
>
> >>I question the need to have a command or program HAVE to run.  I have not
>
> >>done a lot of off line programming, because I think there are some things
>
> >>lacking yet in the tool, such as archiving the database, printer file,
> >>display file information so that I can view properties and fields, as
> well
> >>as verify to those compiled objects.
>
> Don Yantzi
> WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
> IBM Toronto Lab
> Phone: (905) 413-4476
> IBM internal:  IBMCA(yantzi)  -  Internet: yantzi@xxxxxxxxxx