Re: Using RDi Report Designer on a print file larger than 132 characters -- WDSCI-L

Alan, good to hear that things are sorted out for you now!

Vern, I don't recall that CODE Designer used the RLU settings as at the
time it was all the positional %% "special comments" used to store settings
in the source. There was the odd request to support the RLU settings, I
think it was for the compile command maybe, but really never sufficient
demand to justify the development effort to make it happen IIRC. That was
more than a couple of days back so my mind is a bit hazy on the details
now.

In the current Page Designer, much like CODE Designer the default record
format for PRTF source is 132 chars and the specific page size would be set
in the Page (PRTF) or Screen (DSPF) definition. Yes, it may be rare that a
single PRTF source is compiled for different sizes but I am sure there are
people doing it. Over the years I have come to understand that no matter
how obscure a capability may be there is someone somewhere using it and
will make noise if it goes away.

Mike Hockings, M.Eng., P.Eng.
DevOps for Enterprise
IBM Developer for z Systems and Power Systems Software Technical Support
IBM Canada Ltd. Laboratory
hockings@xxxxxxxxxx
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From: Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio
Client for System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 2020/06/16 09:29
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [WDSCI-L] Using RDi Report Designer on a print
file larger than 132 characters
Sent by: "WDSCI-L" <wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Mike

I was going by memory and thought I could specify a page width with RLU
- and it turns out it is a parameter on the STRRLU command - defaults to
132 if not specified, according to the documentation. And it uses
whatever the setting was the last time the PRTF was edited with RLU - as
you know, RLU kept settings just as Report Designer does - different
format, I kind of wish they were the same or at least the RLU codes were
recognized by RDi.

I believe there is a default - probably 132, same as RLU?

I'm looking for something as simple with the Report Designer, some
property obviously available on the display that RDi opens up with,
nothing "buried", no matter how close to the surface, shall we say.

I suppose the same source could result in PRTFs of different widths, but
I find that to be rare - it would confuse me a lot!

Speaking of RLU, the settings are saved in the source by RLU, but when I
open one of those - and we have many from long before WDSC or RDi came
around - I don't remember what the CODE/400 Designer did - when I open
an RLU-edited source member, those settings are ignored. I think I hear
an RFE title coming, eh?

Cheers
Vern

On 6/16/2020 8:02 AM, Mike Hockings wrote:

In the source the records really have no defined size do they, the page
size is set at compile (CRTPRTF, CHGPRTF) time. The source can

conceivably

be compiled into multiple PRTFs that have different page sizes. Creating

report in the Page Designer lets you reflect the different sizes and then
you can have the same, or different, records in different reports with
different defined page sizes to see how it looks. Is what you looking

for

is some sort of default report size?

Mike Hockings, M.Eng., P.Eng.
DevOps for Enterprise
IBM Developer for z Systems and Power Systems Software Technical Support
IBM Canada Ltd. Laboratory
hockings@xxxxxxxxxx
voice 1-905-413-3199 T/L 313-3199 ITN 23133199

From: Roger Harman <roger.harman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio
Client for System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 2020/06/15 19:49
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [WDSCI-L] Using RDi Report Designer on a

file larger than 132 characters
Sent by: "WDSCI-L" <wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I agree it's sort of hidden. But, you could infer that the "report" *is*
the file level. Otherwise, all you have is individual formats.

Not sure i want the RDi teams effort spent on this.

Looks like you can edit this line in the source view, close & reopen and
RDi will honor the new value.

A*%%RS+ <device type="printer" width="198" height="66" />

Roger Harman
COMMON Certified Application Developer - ILE RPG on IBM i on Power

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From: WDSCI-L <wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Vernon
Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 4:06 PM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client

for

System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Using RDi Report Designer on a print file larger
than 132 characters

Hi Edmund

I've struggled with this, too - it's not obvious that I should go to
"Design Reports" to set something - and, IIRC, I have to start designing
one in order to be able to set the width.

It seems this value should be at the file level - I think this was
easier in RLU - one of the few things that I would say this about.
Because I otherwise like the Report Designer a lot.

Do I hear an RFE in my future?   :)

Vern

On 6/15/2020 4:57 PM, Edmund Reinhardt wrote:

     Hi Alan
     To get non-default widths, switch to 'Design Reports' and specify

the

width you would like
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       From: Alan Shore via WDSCI-L <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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       To: "wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
       Cc: Alan Shore <ashore@xxxxxxxx>
       Subject: [EXTERNAL] [WDSCI-L] Using RDi Report Designer on a

file

       larger than 132 characters
       Date: Mon, Jun 15, 2020 5:39 PM

       Hi everyone
       I am SLOWLY getting myself accustomed to using RDi
       Give me 25 or 26 more years - I'll get there
       Anyway - I have to make a change to an existing external print

file, but

       when I open that file to edit it with Report Designer, it only

shows the

       first 132 characters of a print file, 200 characters wide
       I tried to google what (if anything) needs to be done to see ALL

the

       print file, but to no avail
       Im hoping someone can point me in the right direction

       As always, all responses gratefully accepted

       Alan Shore
       E-mail : ASHORE@xxxxxxxx<[6]mailto:ASHORE@xxxxxxxx>
       Phone [O] : (631) 200-5019
       Phone [C] : (631) 880-8640
       'If you're going through hell, keep going.'
       Winston Churchill

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