Integrating with WebSphere Development Studio Client (WDSc)

Setting WDSc Preferences

The first step in working with WebSphere Development Studio Client is to set it up so that it recognizes RPGsp files.

• Select Window -> Preferences from the pull-down menu
    
  
    
• Expand the Workbench item and click on File Associations
    
  
    
• Add a new file type and name it *.rpgsp
  
  
  
  
• Then select the *.rpgsp file type and add two associated editors:
  - Page Designer
  - Remote Systems LPEX Editor
  
  Add each editor individually.
  
  
  
  There is no need to add RPG Smart Pages as an editor here, since it is already registered as a System Editor.
  
  
• After adding associated editors, expand the LPEX Editors item and click on Parser Associations
  
  
  
  Enter file extension: rpgsp
  
  Enter parser: ILErpg
  
  Click the Set button to apply the parser association.
  
  
• Click the Ok button to save your preferences.

 
WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries will now recognize RPG Smart Pages.

Creating RPGsp files within WDSc

To create RPGsp files, first create a new Project. Select File -> New -> Project. For project type, select Simple Project.

Then to create files within the project, select File -> New -> File. The file name should not exceed 10 characters. The file extension should be .rpgsp.

Working with RPGsp files in WDSc

In the Resources Perspective, under the Navigator Window, right-click the RPGsp file and select Open With.

Using the WDSc Page Designer

To edit RPGsp files in design view, select Open With Page Designer. If the file is already open in the LPEX Editor, you must close it first.

RPGsp script tags and variables are coded in a way that is automatically recognized by WebSphere Development Studio Client. RPG variables and expressions will appear like this: . RPGLE scripts will be presented with a special symbol like this: .

To insert and RPGLE script into the page, select the Insert Script menu option and then change the Language field to RPGLE in the Attributes window.

To insert an RPG variable or expression into the page, select the Insert Scriptlet menu option.

To ensure that images appear correctly in page design mode, you should copy your web images and the theme_files folder to "My Documents\IBM\wdsc\workspace\".

Using the LPEX Editor

To edit the ILE RPG code within WDSc, select Open With Remote Systems LPEX Editor. You must close the Page Designer first, if it is open.

Compiling and launching RPGsp pages from WDSc

To compile and/or launch an RPGsp page from WebSphere Development Studio Client, select Open With System Editor. The system editor is RPG Smart Pages.

RPGsp will then bring up the Action Prompter Window.

The action prompter lets you open the file in the RPGsp IDE, compile the file into the RPG/CGI object library, run the RPG Smart Page in a browser, or compile and then run the page.

If the RPGsp compiler produces errors, you will see a Compiler Output Window.

If the file is opened in the WDSc Page Designer's Source View or in the LPEX Editor, clicking on any error message in the Compiler Output Window will take you to the appropriate line of code so that you can correct the problem.

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