Re: WDSCi shop moving to IBM i 6.1

The flashlight button is the same as going to the Search menu of the menu bar and clicking Search...

In the window you see when clicking the flashlight, you should be using the iSeries search tab. That uses the FNDSTRPDM command behind the covers.

Which kind of search do you use from the flashlight button? There are over half a dozen different ones.

"Find string" executed as you describe is also the same search mechanism under the covers - it just limits you to the filter or whatever. I know it is the same, because the search text is the same as I entered in a prior search using the iSeries search option of the Search menu.

HTH
Vern

Kurt Anderson wrote:

Hi Michael,

I'm on WDSC 7.0 as well and this is what I've found out about searches.

Search via the flashlight icon just below the menu will allow very fast searching an entire source member (and even multiple sources so long as they have similar names). This is the "Search" function.

Performing a "Find String" is much slower, and if done over a source file with many members may take a while to run. This is accessible via right-clicking a source member or filter and getting the pop-up menu. (It may be accessible in other ways, however I only know of the ways I mentioned.)

Hope that helps,

Kurt Anderson
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
CustomCall Data Systems

-----Original Message-----
From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Koester, Michael
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 9:11 AM
To: WDSCI-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] WDSCi shop moving to IBM i 6.1

Thanks for that, Dave. The one feature I still fall back to PDM for is
string-search through our source members. I've not found anything
acceptable in WDSC here - it just dies trying. I suspect that has been
resolved in RDi/RDP? If indeed that is no longer an issue, I could do
w/o ADTS.


Prior to my original post, I reviewed the discussion on the archives
from last August (Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] justifying RDi when WDSCi
'still works'), and wondered if the sentiments have changed, or if new
justifications for upgrade have become obvious.


-- Michael
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


WDSCi 7.0 runs against 6.1 just as well as it runs against V5R4. I
haven't used any of the 6.1 compiler enhancements, so I'm not quite sure
what to expect there. I know it won't prompt them, just not sure what
the verifiers and syntax checkers will make of them.


I don't know how your ADTS entitlements compare to your actual
requirements, but that's also something your management needs to look
at. Maybe if you have extra ADTS licenses, you can reduce your RDP
costs through the upgrade option, if that's available to you. I tried
to work that angle, but it didn't pan out here.


Dave Shaw

Mohawk Industries



----- Original Message -----

From: "Koester, Michael" <mkoester@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

To: <WDSCI-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 8:32 AM

Subject: [WDSCI-L] WDSCi shop moving to IBM i 6.1

Word from system admin is that we will soon be on i 6.1. I am using

WDSC V 7.0.0.8 (7.0.0.20090225_1508) and I have concerns that our WDSC

development environment may soon need to go RDi/RDP. I understand

that

WDSC does not "grow" with post-v5r4 advances to RPG.

First question: How successful is running WDSC in the IBM i 6.1

environment?