Re: Thoughts on an RFE

I'm not sure I'd personally use it, but it sounds like a reasonable RFE to me.



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Subject: [WDSCI-L] Thoughts on an RFE

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