Your program editing tasks are simplified with the Remote Systems LPEX
Editor. The editor can access source files on your workstation or your
iSeries system directly. When a compilation results in errors, you can
jump from the compiler messages to an editor containing the source. The
editor opens with the cursor positioned at the offending source statements so
that you can correct them.
Here is a list of some of the basic editor features that you would expect
in a workstation editor:
- Cut, copy, and paste
- Block marking of lines, characters, or rectangles with copy, move, and
delete operations
- Powerful find and replace function
- Unlimited undo and redo
In addition there are a few more functions that you may not have seen in a
workstation editor:
- Token highlighting where different language constructs are highlighted
using different colors to help identify them in a program
- SEU-like format-line rulers to show the purpose of each column for
column-sensitive languages like RPG and DDS. These rulers can
automatically update themselves to reflect the current specification.
- SEU-like specification prompting for RPG and DDS
- Sequence numbers, which allow SEU-style commands in the prefix area
- Intelligent tabbing between columns for column-sensitive languages
- Automatic uppercasing for languages that expect uppercase
- Settings for column-sensitive languages that simplify text insertions and
deletions
- On-line language reference
Now you know the features of the editor, you are ready to begin Exercise 3.2: Changing default editor settings.
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