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IBM i

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Multiple conditions on a breakpoint on RPG/COBOL programs

As we can do with C programs Use Case: To debug quickly
almost 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

A "Last used" column in the Object Table

As the "Last modified" column Use Case: To easily order by "last used" date
almost 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

IPx commands in LPEX

IPx commands in LPEX to display source prompter with the right line type, like in SEU (IPH, IPF, IPC, IPCX...) Use Case: Usefull when creating new source members
almost 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

Modify RDp to support an SSL debug session

It would be helpful to provide support for debug sessions running under SSL. Use Case: A good example is debugging a program that handles personal information, such as credit card number, after decryption. Duing a debug session, the information is...
almost 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Enhancement to Show Block Nesting for Else and When

Currently Else and When are ignored when Show Block Nesting is requested. Else and When could easily be shown also with a horizontal line connecting to the innermost vertical line. The horizontal line would (should) never need to go beyond the inn...
almost 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Delivered

Hebrew looks backwards when exiting visual mode in LPEX editor

RDp/Lpex support the Visual Widget used to enter the text in Hebrew Use Case: When selecting a source member in the iProject view and writing Hebrew in visual mode (Alt + =), while in visual mode Hebrew looks correct.When exiting visual mode the H...
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

Prevent Save Password &? Auto Login

We need to prevent RDp users from saving their userID and password in the "Remote System Explorer" perspective or prevent them from adding such information in menu window>Preferences then under Remote Systems>Password Use Case: When prompt t...
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

IBM i Search (CTRL-H) running in background

I wish the IBM i search (CTRL-H) would run in the background, just like the outline does. That way, we could continue to work while the search is in progress. We could even launch multiple search at once. I'm still using FNDSTRPDM and option 25 in...
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Delivered

Allow a different editor to be associated with member via Window/Preferences/General/Editors/File Associations

I have added "Screen Designer" as the default associated editor for *.dspf file type. But when I double-click the DSPF I get the plain LPEX editor. Use Case: Open the correct default associated editor when double-clicking the *.dspf member.
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

Auto-Caps in DSPF

The parser knows that the field name and/or keywords need to be in caps; why doesn't the editor put them in caps. Use Case: enter field name in lower case and see that editor converts it to uppercase.
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

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