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Re: Find/Replace in multiple source members

Thanks Steve...

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=116974


-----Original Message-----
From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Ferrell
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 4:52 PM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Find/Replace in multiple source members

Hi Greg (and the WDSCI-L community as a whole),

Our goal is to eliminate any need for you to go back to PDM/SEU. If there's something you're unable to do in RDi, or is more convenient in PDM, please enter an RFE.

You can find the IBM RFE Community by following this link: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=changeRequestLanding&BRAND_ID=352&PROD_ID=195&x=16&y=15

The Brand to use is "Servers and Systems Software" if the BRAND ID above does not work.
The Product to use is "Developer for Power Systems" if the PROD ID above does not work.
Look through the current ones, vote for the ones you want and use the Submit "tab" to enter a new one.

Here's a great article on why/how to use the RFE system: http://ibmsystemsmag.com/ibmi/developer/rpg/rdi-rfe-updates/

RDi is a great product that that will continue to grow with your help.

Our focus will be Productivity, Security, Ease of Use, and Current language support while fostering a robust 3rd party environment of Plug-ins.

Steve Ferrell 
www.helpsystems.com


-----Original Message-----
From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greg Wilburn
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 2:31 PM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Find/Replace in multiple source members

I am a very small shop. Two IT guys and I do the most programming. We don't have multiple servers or test/production environments (I create them as needed). I often edit production code directly.

Maybe if I worked for a software developer or a large shop it would be different.

But quite honestly, I've grown weary of the "RDi isn't designed to do this because it's built on Eclipse". That's one of the (many) excuses the SEU/PDM dinosaurs haven't moved on to RDi.

I guess this is just one more thing that is MUCH easier to do in PDM than in RDi. It's just getting harder for me to work in SEU anymore (lol) - I fumble all over the keyboard.

-----Original Message-----
From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tyler, Matt
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 3:24 PM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Find/Replace in multiple source members

With other editors you usually have code from a check out repository or a local project loaded into your workspace but with IBM i the source can be contained in multiple "repositories" some that should be locked down from update access but which are not controlled by IBM products.

How do you plan on making it easy to ensure that you don't accidentally refactor production source? For me I get more control access than others and I have *ALLOBJ in order to accomplish some things on our test server. This means that I get full access to production source. RDi is not built around controlling your source just editing it. So if a refactoring RFE was approved I doubt IBM would have any way to prevent you from modifying source incorrectly, if you have the power.


-Matt


-----Original Message-----
From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greg Wilburn
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 12:30 PM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Find/Replace in multiple source members

I didn't know about the CTRL-H find. Thanks for that.

I've already done it "the hard way". Seems this should be an RFE... or is this a thing of the past?

-----Original Message-----
From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tyler, Matt
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 2:07 PM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Find/Replace in multiple source members

There is but I don't believe the RDi refactor does what you want like refactor does in other source editors. The general jist is that multiple file refactoring needs to be done in a stream file file system.

What I do is

1. Search for all members that match a pattern, using RDi search or iSphere search, it does not matter which at this step
1.a. Check out all matching members if you use a CMS product.
1.b. Search again over my development library source, you should end up with the same list.
2. Open all matching members in RDi in browse or edit it does not matter. This step is to load the RemoteSystemTempFiles (RSTF) cache.
3. Close ALL open members.
4. Use Ctrl+H to open find dialog, choose the File Search tab, select the Working set defined over my (RSTF) work space folder that matches my developer library. (1,2) Search again using the same search pattern.
5. In the search results, perform your search and replace using regular expressions, if needing that control.
6. If replacing strings in your source from the (RSTF) cache they edit tabs will show as "dirty" (with an asterisk). You can save these back to the server with just saving all. If you opened them correctly into the RSTF cache from your developer library they will save back to there.



1. In the scope area (of the File Search tab) there is a Choose button which you can create a working set from which to search over.
2. You can also create a local filter to search over and achieve the same thing, once the working set is create its sometimes simpler to choose that option.

I have not needed to perform these steps in a while so I cannot claim their accuracy in 9.5 or 9.6 RDi.
I would turn of automatic outline activity so it does not bog down RDI when you keep opening source, even for browse.

-Matt


-----Original Message-----
From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greg Wilburn
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 9:49 AM
To: WDSCI-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [WDSCI-L] Find/Replace in multiple source members

Seems like I should know this...

Is there a way to find replace a text string in multiple source members within the same member filter?

I need to change a program call (CLP) in 25 or so members, then recompile. Seems like there should be a way to do that.

Greg
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