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Status Not under consideration
Created by Guest
Created on May 31, 2012

Removing the "save" operation when doing a Local Syntax Check

Currently, when doing a Local Syntax Check, there is first a save operation of the source to be controlled before the checking.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Sep 14, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Programming Languages
    Product - Developer for System z

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Design & development
    Product - Developer for System z

  • Guest
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    Jun 20, 2012

    Real Time Syntax Checking doesn't do a real compile.
    It comes as a supplement to local synatx check it cannot substitute itself for it (No DB2 check, no pre-compiler possibilites)

  • Guest
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    Jun 12, 2012

    To learn how to set real-time syntax checking, please visit: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iadthelp/v8r0/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.etools.rdz.language.editors.doc%2Ftasks%2Ftzsyntaxchecking_cobol.html

  • Guest
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    Jun 11, 2012

    Please use Real Time Syntax Checking which does not require a save. Thanks.