Re: Thoughts on an RFE

[Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I like that a lot, Steve.  I've gone so far as to take source, stick it 
in Excel, sort it, and put it back.

It does really cause grief with compare utilities, as you might guess.  :)


On 3/13/2019 2:58 PM, Steve M via WDSCI-L wrote:
> Let me start by saying I've never done an RFE, so I know just enough to ask
> a question and be dangerous.
>
> As I am sure many of us encounter, we enter a program and find many DCL-F or
> DCL-S lines.  Wouldn't it be nice if we could, in some way, identify the
> range of lines of the DCL-F and then have them sorted by the file name
> immediately to the right of the DCL-F?  Same thing with dozens of DCL-S
> lines; identify the range (a highlight or something) and then have RDi sort
> the range in alphabetical order of the DCL-S names.
>
> I know I can see the files in order in the outline area by opening the Files
> section, but in the Fields section it contains all of the fields of the
> files as well as the DCL-S lines.
>
> If you personally, or your company, follow any kind of naming standard,
> being able to see what's already been declared certainly saves time of
> reading every DCL-S line looking for something that may, or many not, exist.
>
> Thoughts everyone?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve Meisinger