Re: F1 on opcodes in ILE RPG editor not bringing up help in 9.0.1

Mike,

I'm puzzled. in my user directory I only have
org.eclipse.equinox.security--nothing like org.eclipse.platform_,,,,,, By
renaming the folder are we just trying to get it out of the way or do we
need to have one ending in common-original?

I've tried searching my system for the directory you specify below, but I
can't find it anywhere. (Perhaps this is my problem?) I did find the
.prefs file folder under .metadata in my workspace (just as described). It
seems I now get context sensitive help in RPGLE source--correctly
displaying the help for opcodes, etc., but all I'm getting in a DSPF is
'Topic not found'.

Any thoughts/suggestions?

Michael Quigley
Computer Services
The Way International
www.TheWay.org

wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 01/27/2014 04:44:00 PM:

----- Message from Mike Hockings <hockings@xxxxxxxxxx> on Mon, 27
Jan 2014 14:39:09 -0500 -----

To:

Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client
for System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Subject:

Re: [WDSCI-L] F1 on opcodes in ILE RPG editor not bringing up help in

9.0.1

For anyone still concerned ...

I have a work-around for this issue.

Warning: If you have added infocenters to your help preferences other
than the ones that are automatically added then you will have to add

them

again after following this work-around for this issue in RDI 9.0.1.

Prep: close any running instances of RDI 9

First Step: Rename the directory
C:\Users\<your-userid>\.eclipse\org.eclipse.platform_4.2.
0_2139427097\configuration\com.ibm.ut.help.common\
to
C:\Users\<your-userid>\.eclipse\org.eclipse.platform_4.2.
0_2139427097\configuration\com.ibm.ut.help.common-original

Second Step: Rename the directory

<workspace>\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.runtime\.settings
\org.eclipse.help.base.prefs
to

<workspace>\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.runtime\.settings
\org.eclipse.help.base.prefs-original
(or just create a new workspace)

Complete: restart RDI 9.0.1 and again enjoy your F1 help goodness!

If any of the above is unclear or if it does not resolve the RDI 9.0.1

F1

help issue for you please let us know.

All the best, Mike


Mike Hockings, M.Eng., P.Eng.
IBM Rational Developer for System z and Power Systems Software Technical

Support
IBM Canada Ltd. Laboratory
hockings@xxxxxxxxxx
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