Re: Changing member types

[Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

And Steve, I don't think it's universal.  I just changed a member from 
RPGLE to SQLRPGLE and saved a change, then changed it back from SQLRPGLE 
to RPGLE and saved a change and it worked.  This was on version 9.6.0.8 
on Windows 7.

On 8/12/2020 5:49 AM, Steve Ferrell via WDSCI-L wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
> Could you please open a case with IBM using the instructions you sent in your email so we could take a closer look.
>
> It's better to have an APAR than an internal defect, or an RFE.
>
> Thanks for helping us make RDi better for everyone!
>
> Steve Ferrell
> w. www.helpsystems.com
>
> >     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
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