Re: RDi: 3rd party source code formatters

[Brian Parkins <goodprophet.bp@xxxxxxxxx>]

Check the Archives - there have been lots of discussions - and 
suggestions - over the years.

Brian.

On 15/03/2023 08:37, Reeve wrote:
> I'm looking for a free 3rd party source code/SQL formatter I can plug into
> RDi.  The built-in hasn't worked well or consistently for years and I'm on
> 9.6.0.12.  I guess cleaning this up isn't a high priority for the RDi team.
>
> The SQL formatting drives me bonkers.  I frequently get "Could not indent
> source beyond end column limit 80" messages.  In addition, blank lines are
> often deleted and the casing of structured opcodes usually goes to ALL
> UPPER if the preceding SQL statement is malformed.  The SQL formatter in
> iACS is pretty good but then there's no RPG support; why not port that code?
>
> I can take a few days and write one myself but, like everybody else, I have
> other things to do.  But it would be fun, so I better stop talking about
> doing it before it becomes too enticing.
>
> --reeve