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LPEX member compare should be more eclipselike

LPEX editor's member compare is completely useless. The only possibility is to compare a opened member against a local file.Why can't we compare two remote files, let's say a development version against a production version?And the look and feel o...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Dynamic Port assignment for RDz Debugging Session

Port administration for RDz debugging. When a debugging session for a Host program will be initiated a TCP/IP port must be defined and assigned in the IMS system - RDz will use this port for the debugging session. When several developer would like...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

'Support Error Feedback' contradictory messages

When I use ELAXFCOP PROC and check 'Support Error Feedback' box, the message tell me that operation can not be performed because error feedback is not supported when either the DB2 pre-compiler or CICS translator option is set. But when I deselect...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Host Connection Emulator - Different Screen Size

Hello, I would like to have the Host Connection Emulator of RDz be enhanced to accept also Screen Sizes like e.g. 54x132 or 60x160 as they are common used for example in Personal Communications. The best way would be to let the user define a custo...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 5 Not under consideration

Manage DB2 tables rows by copy / Paste

In the view "Database Management", it is possible to edit the contents of a DB2 table and manage it.But it is not possible to dupplicate an entier row with copy paste actions.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Need to obtain Endevor logs after Carma actions

When we execute Endevor actions (such as ADD/Update/Generate) with Carma interface, it is necessary to browse the Endevor log files to display the results of the actions (error or information messages, JCL substitution in processors, listing of co...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Possibility to select a default value on delete actions

When we suppress an MVS object, the "Delete warning message pop-up" displayed is, by default, set to "Delete" : we would like to get the opportunity of choosing the default value ("Delete" or "Cancel") by using, for example, the "Windows Preferenc...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 6 Not under consideration

JAVA class SQLXEditor should provide public method setPartName(String)

Like other editors i.e. SystemzLpex the SQLXEditor class should have a public method setPartName(String) to set the name of the EditorPart.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Rdz non round tripable characters

In a rdz plugin, when copying a file from z/os to a local folder, we need information on non roundtripable character available via the java API.Especially ebcdic 25 values translated to ascii 0A.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Support for Creating Windows COBOL binaries using RDz compilers in Windows 7

Windows XP's support will be finished on April 2014. So, customers often plan to use Windows 7 PC in Next Generation System.My customer plan to use RDz (HLL/WB) in Windows 7 for COBOL Unit Test like Windows XP. But, now RDz compilers is not suppor...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration