Alt-R is what you're using to create the block, correct? Alt-Z is what you would do to paste (overlay) it.
In regard to trying to mimic the backspace that you're talking about, I guess I'm just lucky to not have to deal with that. Sorry I don't have any suggestions. I guess one suggestion would be to going to free format RPG, where you would want the characters to the right to shift left on a backspace.
This link might help. It's a list of key shortcuts.
http://wiki.midrange.com/index.php/WDSC_shortcuts
Hope the first part helped anyway,
Kurt Anderson
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
CustomCall Data Systems
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From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Douglas Belcher
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 11:58 AM
To: WDSCI-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [WDSCI-L] Block Copy/Paste in LPEX
Group,
Was talking with a developer who tried using WDSc when it first came out and, since he had issues with it, he dropped. I told him that those issues were probably addressed and he should try looking at it again. The first, and biggest issue, was that he could not do block copy and paste of code. I found that you can do block copies (Windows --> Preferences --> LPEX Editor
--> Block --> rectangle) but I could not find a way to do a block paste.
When I copied a section of a data structure, lets say the names only, I could not paste that into another source, overlaying the names of that data structure. Does anyone know of a way to do this?
Also, and very much a minor issue, he does not like it when using the Backspace button to delete a character and have everything to the right of the cursor move over. I found where I could map an action (BackSpace Left) so that it would not delete the character and therefore not move the rest of the line, but I'm wondering if there is a way do it with deleting the character.
I'm trying to address his and other developers issues with moving to RDp because we are currently on V5R4 and going to a Power7 box with V7R1 and want everyone to be able to make an informed choice of either getting ADTS or RDp.
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Doug Belcher
St Louis, MO
314-766-4461
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