Re: Changing member types

X2... it's a real PITA.


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From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of mlazarus
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 3:21 PM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [WDSCI-L] Changing member types

I ran into an interesting situation that RDi could have handled
better, IMHO. I was developing an RPGLE program and then decided I
needed some SQL in there. Since the verifier uses the member type to
determine the allowable syntax I needed to change the member type. I
used RDi to change the member type to SQLRPGLE.(Remote systems >
Properties > Type).

The member was still open. When I tried to save it I received a
message along the lines of the local copy not existing. It proceeded to
create a new, empty RSExxxxxx member in the QRPGLESRC file - each time I
clicked on save. The current program open in the editor did not get
saved to those members.

To resolve the immediate issue I just reversed the change type
process, saved the member, exited and reopened it. There are several
resulting behaviors that could be improved here.

- Ideally the change member type function can check if the member is
open in the editor and do whatever it needs to do to realign the work file.

- I could have been prompted to copy/save from the original work file.

It's not a showstopper, but I thought I'd post it in case some else
decides to change member types mid-stream. And maybe the RDI
development team will decide it's worth fixing/implementing.

-mark