Peter,
Note that RDI 9 is based on Newer Eclipse 4.2 versus the older RDP based on Eclipse 3.6.
So, the Eclipse frame work is different. You have to navigation for "Fast View" is different in this Eclipse. Still works, just different Navigation!
I played with RDI 9, and like it. It just took time to get use to navigation. You have to drag and drop your Views. You can no longer right click and select "DETACHED/FAST VIEW". To get a detached view, you have to drag the window off versus right-clicking and selecting "detached". No biggie!
Rational Developer is basically a plug-in for eclipse. (In simple terms...)
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I have been trying to get fellow Rational Developers to install & try Rational Developer....
And for some reason, on the new installs, they do NOT even have the "IBM I Editing" perspective...
Which I like for a very simple starting perspective...
If you try to show a newbie dozens of "VIEWS", (Remote System, Outline View, Command Log, Error Log, Error List, spool, object table, etc.. ) they get over whelmed by the multiple views... <frown>
So, I am trying to back off, and start off simple. Just Edit & compile, for someone who has NEVER used an IDE before...
But, on new install, that perspective doesn't exist. I am talking about RDP vs. RDI...
The "IBM I" perspective is designed to be very minimal. I use it quite often, when I want to use view several source members in split screens...
By default, I think all the views are FAST VIEW, which is cool...
I reset my IBM i Editing perspective, and the source takes full screen, while all the other view are minimized and fast view.
But, newbies installing RDP 8, don't even have a perspective called "IBM I Editing".
I wonder if there is a way to install this perspective: "IBMI i Editing"???
For unknown reasons, somethings work on one person PC, but not another. Very frustrating!
I check the Error log, but cannot determine why somethings do NOT work. Overall, they are minor. Such as the IBM I Editing Perspective does NOT show up. <frown> Newbie do NOT want to report issue, they just want to use high quality working IBM product! <Big Grin>
-Ken Killian-
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From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Colpaert, Peter
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 7:29 AM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Fresh RDi install - problems.
Hi Ken,
The spooled file and messaging subsystems are there and they work.
As do all the other features in the RSE Extensions.
It's just the IBM i Editing perspective that is completely emtpy.
Could this have something to do with the fact that FastViews aren't possible anymore in Rdi 9?
Met vriendelijke groeten / Best regards,
Peter Colpaert
Software Engineer - PLM Development Team IT Operations Cluster Benelux, Philips IT
Philips Consumer Luminaires
Industrieterrein Satenrozen 11, 2550 Kontich, Belgium
Tel: (+32) 3/459 13 17
Email: Peter.Colpaert@xxxxxxxxxxx
Working from home on Wednesdays
-----Original Message-----
From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Killian
Sent: donderdag 24 oktober 2013 13:16
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Fresh RDi install - problems.
Peter,
I have been using the FREE RSE Extension from Softlanding since WDSC 6.0.
Currently, I am stuck on RDP 8.0.3, I uninstalled 8.5, because the memory Link drove me nuts!
I had RDI 9.0 until the 60-day demo ran out.
Anyway, try this:
Window>Preferences>Remote Systems>IBM i>RSE Extensions
Try clicking on the "ADD" for spooled File subsystem on that "RSE Extensions" View. That might work. You should NOT have to restart Rational Developer. But, if you still don't have the view, then maybe try restarting Rational Developer.
(Assuming that you have already installed the Softlanding RSE Extensions, that is FREE!)
I also have been using Softlanding for over 20-years! Great product. If you happen to use Turnover, there is a minor tweak to get it to work in RDI 9.0. This is only because of the name change, yet again by IBM... <Puzzled-Look>
I assume that you only using the RSE Extensions.
Oh well, let us know if that works for you!
-Ken Killian-
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