Re: iSphere Copy Member Dialog

[Tools/400 <thomas.raddatz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Let me think about it.

Thomas.

Am 01.10.2021 um 09:46 schrieb Daniel Gross:
> Hi Thomas,
>
> yes - thus „auto rename“ feature would be slow - therefore it should only be an option - not the default.
>
> The suffix should bei configurable - first a constant separator like „_“, „.“, „$“ or „#“ (and the option to have no separator) - and next a 1 char suffix which should be incremented if already used.
>
> And yes, the checking has to be done during the copy/rename process.
>
> Regards,
> Daniel
>
>
> > Am 01.10.2021 um 08:14 schrieb Thomas Raddatz <thomas.raddatz@xxxxxx>:
> >
> > Hi Daniel,
> >
> > An "auto-rename" feature when copying members would be great to have. The main problem (you already mentioned it) is to find a "free" name. It is easy to say:
> >
> > * add a suffix
> > * shorten the name when too long
> >
> > But what could be the exact rules for it? Should these rules be editable?
> >
> > The next problem is that each new name has to be checked for duplicates, which may take significant time. For example, when you add a number to the end of the name, that name may already exist. Of course you can increment the number, but the name has to be checked again.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Thomas.
> >
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: WDSCI-L <wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Im Auftrag von Daniel Gross
> > Gesendet: Freitag, 1. Oktober 2021 07:44
> > An: Rational Developer for IBM i <WDSCI-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Betreff: [WDSCI-L] iSphere Copy Member Dialog
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a question for the iSphere plugin developers.
> >
> > First - iSphere is great, and it saves me a lot of time every days.
> >
> > But would it be possible, to add a feature to the Copy Members dialog?
> >
> >
> >
> > If copying members that exist in the target library, it would be great to have a feature, that
> >
> >      if the target member exists, it does rename the target members by some scheme?
> >
> > Maybe a selection like „Replace existing members“ - but like „Rename existing members“. The renaming could be with a suffix (e.g. „MEMBER“ -> „MEMBER.1“) and if the original member name is to long, shorten it, to hold the suffix.
> >
> > This would be a great addition to this nearly perfect feature.
> >
> > I would try and/or help to implement this myself, but I would need some „quick start developing iSphere tutorial“, because I’ve never done Eclipse plugin development.
> >
> > Thanks and kind regards,
> > Daniel
> >
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