Re: Source Compare/Merge added to RSE Extensions

I already have the extensions installed, version 6.0.0.2, but when I
scan for updates, nothing is found.  I guess I will download the new
version and do an uninstall - reinstall...

Bob Cagle
IT Manager
Lynk, Inc.

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On Behalf Of Mark Phippard
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 1:45 PM
To: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
Subject: [WDSCI-L] Source Compare/Merge added to RSE Extensions

The RSE Extensions have been updated to version 6.1.0.  This new version
brings three new features to the RSE Extensions:

1.  Graphical Source Compare/Merge.  Basically works like PDM options
54/55.  Select your development source member, right-click and choose
RSE Extensions -> Compare or Merge.  This brings up a dialog to specify
the additional member(s) and then shows the results using the Eclipse
graphical compare/merge engine.  In order to work properly on iSeries
source code the first 12 bytes, the sequence number and date, have to be
stripped from the local member.  So when you save source from this
editor those bytes are reset to default values.

2.  Edit Data Area.  Right-click on a *DTAARA object and choose RSE
Extensions -> Change Data Area and you get a dialog that shows the
attributes and current value of the *DTAARA.  You can edit the value and
update the contents of the *DTAARA using the dialog.

3.  Display Data Queue.  You get the idea.  Right click on a *DTAQ and
choose RSE Extensions -> Display Data Queue.  This brings up a dialog
that shows the attributes of the *DTAQ as well as the contents of the
first item in the queue based on the sequence.

There is a bit more detail on the RSE Extensions Overview page:

http://support.softlanding.com/opensource/site/overview.html

If you already have the extensions installed, checking for updates from
within WDSC should find this new version and install it.  Otherwise, to
do a first time install or to view more information just visit this
page:

http://www.softlanding.com/websphere/rse.htm

WDSC Lite users, I am not exactly sure what you do.  I believe you are
technically supposed to apply updates to your main version of WDSC and
then re-run the process of creating the Lite version.  You might also
just be able to copy the plug-in folder for the new version to the WDSC
Lite folder.

Finally, just as a reminder, the RSE Extensions are available for free
under an open source license, the IBM CPL.  It would be great if some of
you in the community wanted to hone your Java skills by contributing to
the project.  The new dialogs for *DTAARA and *DTAQ would be fairly easy
to extend to other object types and would be a good learner project for
someone that wanted to contribute new extensions.

Thanks

Mark