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My votes: RDi (Rational Developer for i)

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Context-sensitive help for embedded SQL

In embedded SQL source (e.g. SQLRPGLE) the F1 key does not pull up any relevant help pages for SQL you might want help with, but pulls up the generic help page for the free format line instead. Please change this so that pressing the F1 key in emb...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Delivered

Fix the Help system to use the information available

If I press F1 with an op-code highlighted in the editor (or even if it is not highlighted) it should show me the op-code in question - not a list that I have to scroll though. It works this way in fixed form - it is crazy that it doesn't in /Free....
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

Additional information in outline/content assist

Include the optional, yet often-used, "name" space on the D-spec for prototyped parameters in the outline and content assist. Many programmers put descriptive names on those prototypes to identify the purpose of the parameter; carrying it into the...
over 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 9 Delivered

Do not mark data structure or other container as unreferenced when any subfield is referenced

In recent releases of RDi, unreferenced variables and file declarations are marked with an information annotation. If a data structure is not, in itself, referenced, it is so marked. But any subfield that IS referenced is not marked. I want the co...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

Improve Spool File support within RDP/RSE

RDP includes basic Spool File support as a "technical preview". Please enhance this to provide similar or better functionality to that found within the (free) Softlanding RSE Extensions plug-in.Support for spooled print files and messages handling...
over 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

Compare enhancement: side-by-side with color

I have seen 2 different compares within RSE (Remote System Explorer). One of them is a side-by-side comparison and the other has color, but is not side-by-side. What I am requesting is both in the same compare, either similar to or exactly like th...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 9 Delivered

RDI LPEX zoom in/out like Eclipse Neon

Eclipse neon allow developer to Zoom in & out with shortcuts keys Ctrl+= (Zoom-in) and Ctrl+-(Zoom-out). Lpex needs to have this same feature. Use Case: changing the font for lpex is extremely cumbersome. Browser, other IDE/editor all have the...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Always show subroutine/sub-procedure name where cursor is located

Recent changes to Rational Developer allow the user to display the name of the subroutine/sub-procedure that the cursor is located in. This only works if the cursor is not on a control statement (a line that contains IF, ELSE, DO, SELECT, etc.). T...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

Kerberos authentication for RDp

We need to have support in the product for Kerberos Authentication Use Case: I have spoke with Farzi Pourmoetamed (farzi@ca.ibm.com) and he states that currently there is no support and we need to place a RFE.
over 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Delivered

Enhance color-coding/readability

One of the many things that makes RDp a valuable IDE is the color coding it provides in RPG (opcodes, comments, field definitions, etc.). It's nice, but it could be better, in my opinion. I would really like to see any system reserved words color ...
over 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered