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IBM i

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    Respect punctuation when using keyboard navigation

    When using ctrl-rightarrow and ctrl-leftarrow to navigate a source line, please repsect the punctuation of the language and stop more often than just on the blank spots. For example, the C++ and C parsers very nicely stop on every comma, bracket, ...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

    RDi: Fix block indentation feature

    Issue 1 When indenting a block of code by highlighting the block and then pressing the Tab key, all of the selected lines are indented as expected, however, if the cursor is on a subsequent line (i.e. at the left hand margin of the next line) that...
    about 3 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Is a defect

    Force Outline update when verifying prior to verify beginning

    It is annoying to Ctrl-Shift-V to verify code and find that DSPF's, PRTF's, and other file objects & definitions added to the program cause a lot of errors in the error list window. If Verify performed an outline update prior to actually verif...
    about 3 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Future consideration

    IBM i Access for Windows Support for Windows 10

    We want IBM i Access for Windows to continue using with Windows 10. IBM Client Solutions is not an option because JAVA based. Use Case: We want to install any Java-based software on the clients. Moreover, we want to use the Operations navigator wi...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Not under consideration

    RDi 9.5.0.3: Source search path for the code coverage cannot be changed

    We use the application Rational Developer for i (RDi), ver: 9.5.0.3. We have the source and the object on two different IBMi server. In this case, the feature code coverage doesn't work. I found out, the source search path for the code coverage ca...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

    Reade Record Locking

    Enhance the reade operation to prevent unwanted record locks on records not associated with your application. Currently when performing a setll on a record that does not exists in the database, it will setll on the next record in sequence. If you ...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Not under consideration

    Enhanced Compare Selection Interface

    The ability to show a comparison between two or three members is a very handy feature but the ability to select the member to compare to is cumbersome/time consuming. To select the member, either you have to have the library in the list or specify...
    almost 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

    Explaination needed as to why traditiona IBM i support for N-2 seems to be vanishing

    For decades IBM has support the current release of the operation system (IBM i) and the prior 2 releases of same. Today, it sees only V7R5 and V7R4 are being enhanced and V7R3 is being abandoned before an enevatable V7Rn+1 is announced or shipped....
    about 3 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 2 Not under consideration

    Long Unicode fields in Window

    Permit DSPF key word CNTFLD on Unicode fields (CCSID 13488). Use Case: I have a Unicode field in a table defined as GRAPHIC(500) CCSID(13488) which I needs to show in a window. Since the size is500 (display length 1,000) the field must go across m...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 3 Not under consideration

    double click iaccess and moubtn conflict

    I use MOUBTN events. When a user clicks on an area where the event should be triggered, the "trim box" appears and doesn't always trigger the MOUBTN event thus causing the user to have to double click again after removing the trim box. I dont see ...
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Is a defect

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