Re: Source Opens with trailing spaces not trimmed

Thanks Michael, that made me chuckle. I'm not sure if I missed the trim command, or if it was added recently... I'm hoping for the "recently added" reason, but I suspect I just don't read the manual properly ;)


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From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx
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Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Source Opens with trailing spaces not trimmed

It's not cached source--it's not source stored in the IFS. All our source is stored in traditional source physical files. Sometimes I get the trailing blanks and sometimes I don't. This can be on source I'm opening for the first time or source I've edited before.

I haven't found any pattern. If I could find a pattern, I would open a PMR on it. I don't think this should be an enhancement, I think it's not working as designed--at least not to my understanding.

Paul, I am impressed with your method of trimming the source, but here's a simpler method. Go to the LPEX command line and type 'trim' and press enter.

"WDSCI-L" <wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 02/17/2015 04:43:19 AM:

----- Message from Paul Bailey <PaulBailey@xxxxxxxxxx> on Tue, 17 Feb
2015 09:41:56 +0000 -----

To:

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

Subject:

Re: [WDSCI-L] Source Opens with trailing spaces not trimmed


We also have that problem, and we don't use the IFS to store the
source. It seems to be caused when cut&paste is used to put code in...
although I am not 100% sure of that. I suspect that when you re-open
the file you are opening a cached version and it retains the spaces at
the end of lines (again, I am not 100% sure).


If I see a source member with that issue I just use the following
command on the LPEX command-line (press ESC when the source member is

open):

findText all noEmphasis regularExpression replaceWith "$1" "(\\S)\\s+$"

Copy that line (as is, including quotes) to the LPEX command-line,
press ENTER, and it will remove all spaces at the end of all lines
(right trim, aka %TRIMR to RPGLE devs).


Alternatively, use the CTRL-F panel, entering " +$" (without quotes)
into the find box, clearing the replace box (nothing must be in it),
tick regular expressions and wrap, untick the other boxes, and it does
the same TRIMR when you press the REPLACE ALL button.


There might be a need for an RFE, but I am not sure I would bother
voting for it as it doesn't bother me. Or some enterprising plugin
maker might find a way to help.


Paul.

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