Re: Thoughts on an RFE

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This seems good at first glance - it might run into problems because we 
are able to put DCL-F and DCL-S and DCL-DS stuff all together, grouped 
by their relationship to each other.

So this be nice to have, with the ability to bundle related stuff together.

Just thinking!
Vern

On 3/13/2019 3:00 PM, Joe Pluta wrote:
> 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