Re: Source malformatted after "Save As" -- WDSCI-L

Hi Stuart,

I just tried to mimic what you describe and I had no problem.

Here is what I did ( in detail ) - can you confirm that you are doing the
same thing please?

- Edit an existing source member RICHARC/QRPGLESEC.TEST5 which has CCSID
37 and insert the character you describe by holding down alt and pressing
0175. The "overline" character appears. Save this and close the STRSEU
editor.
- Open the same member in RDi ( my version is 9.5.03. Here the
"overline" character looks the same.
- From the menu - File | Save As
- Expand "Work With Libraries" from the Save Dialogue Box. Enter Library
CRAIGUTIL.
- Expand CRAIGUTIL so I can see QRPGLESRC
- Select CRAIGUTIL.QRPGLESRC and type TEST0 as the member name. Hit
enter.
- The member is saved and the editor switches to the new member name and
the character looks fine.

So, for me, this process worked fine.

Did you do anything different to what I describe?

thanks,
Craig

On 19 August 2016 at 16:09, Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Stu

Have you looked at the hex content of the line with the macrons in both
members? I forget - right-click somewhere in the line and look for hex
display option.

HTH
Vern

On 8/19/2016 8:22 AM, Stuart Rowe wrote:

So I saved a member "as" a different name in a different source file in a
different library. I do it often enough.

I noticed that every time I do so, certain characters are not copied
correctly. The source files are the same length and ccsid. I opened the
"from" member and made no changes. When I save it to the SAME source
file,
different name, works OK. When I save it to a DIFFERENT source file,
regardless of name, the characters get messed up. It must be something
RDi
is doing when saving from the editor (or the cache) because when I copy
them using PDM or "Copy/Paste" from Remote System View, they look just
fine.

Here's an example

Given this comment block (the first line is made of "overline" chanacters,
sometimes called "macron", and you can key them using alt-0175 on the
numeric keypad if you have one) :

*¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
* Destroy The System
*
* Parameters:
* p1Degree - The degree to which the system will be destroyed.
* *IPL - The operator will have to IPL to regain the
system.
* *NEW - The operator will have to purchase new
hardware.

*___________________________________________________________
__________________________________

After "Save As..." finishes, it looks like this:

*��
��
* Destroy The System
*
* Parameters:
* p1Degree - The degree to which the system will be destroyed.
* *IPL - The operator will have to IPL to regain the
system.
* *NEW - The operator will have to purchase new
hardware.

*___________________________________________________________
__________________________________

Well turns out I cannot represent exactly what it looks like here. The
top
line is all tall rectangles, not question marks like you may see above.

Is there a way to avoid this other than to use PDM or CPYF? The "Save
As..." thing in RDi is nicer to use cause I'm right there, you know?

Stu

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