Re: Where in the RPG am I? An RFE idea

Thanks all.  RFE 11119<https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=11119> has my vote as well.





Michael Koester

Programmer/Analyst

DataEast - Granite State Communications



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> Wilt

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> https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=1111<https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=11119>

> 9<https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=11119>

>

> I added a comment, "I would like to go a step further...in the outline

> view field/variable cross reference, show the subroutine or procedure name

> in addition to the line number where a global field is used. "

>

> On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>>

> wrote:

>

> > Yeah, I'd vote for this...

> >

> > When dealing with old converted RPG III code, I often find myself

> > scrolling up to find the BEGSR.

> >

> > Charles

> >

> > On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Michael Ryan <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>>

> > wrote:

> >

> >> Make your code shorter, but yeah, I'd vote for this.

> >>

> >> On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Koester, Michael

> >> <mkoester@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

> >> >

> >> wrote:

> >>

> >> > Perhaps there's a setting, or an open RFE for this, or maybe it's

> >> already

> >> > available in a newer RDi version (currently running 9.1.1)?

> >> > Some of my RPG source members are a bit long, and within them, some

> >> > of

> >> the

> >> > subroutines and subprocedures are also a bit long.  I often wonder

> >> > (particularly when I'm searching for occurrences of global

> >> > variables)

> >> where

> >> > I am in the source. The line number tells me I'm in deep, but...

> >> > Which subroutine or subprocedure am I looking at LPEX, and how

> >> > would I know without having to scroll up to find the begsr or P-spec?

> >> > If I'm the first to bring this up, and if I'm not the only one on

> >> Planet i

> >> > for whom a solution would be helpful, I'd be happy to offer an RFE

> >> > to

> >> show

> >> > the name of the subroutine or inline subprocedure where the cursor

> >> > is located.  Could be displayed at the top of the LPEX pane to the

> right of

> >> > the "Line 1187   Column 8   Replace".  Perhaps right-adjusted to the

> far

> >> > right of the visible window? Or on the very bottom line of the

> >> > editor, between the last visible source statement and the command

> line?

> >> > Any support for this?

> >> >

> >> > Michael Koester

> >> > Programmer/Analyst

> >> > DataEast - Granite State Communications