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System requirements to use VS Code

  • November 17, 2021
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Peter Gonzalez001
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Hello!
What are the system requirements to use VS Code? I do not think I can install it since we use Unidata on HPUX , see Restriction from the Rocket website.  

Restriction

Currently, the extension can only be used to edit BASIC program files on the machine where the VS Code installed, it does not support editing BASIC program files on remote servers directly.



-Peter G

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    Manu Fernandes
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    • November 17, 2021
    Hello!
    What are the system requirements to use VS Code? I do not think I can install it since we use Unidata on HPUX , see Restriction from the Rocket website.  

    Restriction

    Currently, the extension can only be used to edit BASIC program files on the machine where the VS Code installed, it does not support editing BASIC program files on remote servers directly.



    -Peter G

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    Peter Gonzalez
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    hi Peter,

    Actually, you must sync your code locally, I suggest you read my post about vscode & sftp  you can install ssh/sftp on your server. 
    The extension works correctly with any UV via uoj to check VOC/CATALOG/...
    I suggest you set locally a git then you can rollback easilly. 

    I hope this help.



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    Manu Fernandes
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    Christian Bristow
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    Hello!
    What are the system requirements to use VS Code? I do not think I can install it since we use Unidata on HPUX , see Restriction from the Rocket website.  

    Restriction

    Currently, the extension can only be used to edit BASIC program files on the machine where the VS Code installed, it does not support editing BASIC program files on remote servers directly.



    -Peter G

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    Peter Gonzalez
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    Hi Peter,
    I just thought I would follow up on this too. You could alternatively share your UniData account on HP with samba and then mount the drive in Windows. When using sftp or mounted drive approach you must use the real UNIX path when it comes to compiling in the extension as it's a separate unirpc connection to the UniData server.

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    Christian Bristow
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    • December 3, 2021
    Hi Peter,
    I just thought I would follow up on this too. You could alternatively share your UniData account on HP with samba and then mount the drive in Windows. When using sftp or mounted drive approach you must use the real UNIX path when it comes to compiling in the extension as it's a separate unirpc connection to the UniData server.

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    Christian Bristow
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    evenin' folks!

    has anyone successfully configured VS in a D3 environment?

    thanks,

    ~doc

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    Danny Ruckel
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    Manu Fernandes
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    evenin' folks!

    has anyone successfully configured VS in a D3 environment?

    thanks,

    ~doc

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    Danny Ruckel
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    Hi

    Yes but No. 

    I use a basic to sync my sources to a external directory and then edit the code with VS.
    I can only use the disconnected mode of the Rocket's ext.  and d3 (non uv) functions /statement are not recognized.

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    Manu Fernandes
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    Christian Bristow
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    evenin' folks!

    has anyone successfully configured VS in a D3 environment?

    thanks,

    ~doc

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    Danny Ruckel
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    Hi Danny,
    The official support for D3 is likely for the v2.1.0 released in 2022. See:
    https://community.rocketsoftware.com/viewdocument/mv-basic-for-vs-code-roadmap

    You might be able to review D3 BASIC code through a UniVerse enabled extension start but certainly no compilation as this requires a unirpc connection under the covers. As Mr. Manu Fernandes mentioned the BASIC syntax interpretation will not be 100% correct for D3 (non-uv and non-udt) at the moment.



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    Christian Bristow
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    • Anonymous
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    • December 6, 2021
    Hi

    Yes but No. 

    I use a basic to sync my sources to a external directory and then edit the code with VS.
    I can only use the disconnected mode of the Rocket's ext.  and d3 (non uv) functions /statement are not recognized.

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    Manu Fernandes
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    Thank you kindly for the response, Manu, much appreciated!

    ~Doc
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    • Anonymous
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    • December 6, 2021
    Hi Danny,
    The official support for D3 is likely for the v2.1.0 released in 2022. See:
    https://community.rocketsoftware.com/viewdocument/mv-basic-for-vs-code-roadmap

    You might be able to review D3 BASIC code through a UniVerse enabled extension start but certainly no compilation as this requires a unirpc connection under the covers. As Mr. Manu Fernandes mentioned the BASIC syntax interpretation will not be 100% correct for D3 (non-uv and non-udt) at the moment.



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    Christian Bristow
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    Thank you kindly for the reply Christian...

    ~Doc
    Chris Wolcz
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    • December 7, 2021
    evenin' folks!

    has anyone successfully configured VS in a D3 environment?

    thanks,

    ~doc

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    Danny Ruckel
    IT guy
    Southwest Traders
    CA US
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    Hello,

     

    AccuTerm (currently Rocket product) offered connection to VSC. They had two options for connecting. I don't remember the first option as I couldn't get it to work. 😊

    The second option was to use VSC just like you would use the WED editor from AccuTerm.  That option worked. We provide systems for both D3 and mvBase and it did work for both.

    The problem I encountered was the number of programs and number of files we have on our system.  Opening files (browsing) took too long for me and I kept using WED instead.  If your system is smaller, you may want to give it a try.

     



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    Chris Wolcz
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    • Anonymous
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    Hello,

     

    AccuTerm (currently Rocket product) offered connection to VSC. They had two options for connecting. I don't remember the first option as I couldn't get it to work. 😊

    The second option was to use VSC just like you would use the WED editor from AccuTerm.  That option worked. We provide systems for both D3 and mvBase and it did work for both.

    The problem I encountered was the number of programs and number of files we have on our system.  Opening files (browsing) took too long for me and I kept using WED instead.  If your system is smaller, you may want to give it a try.

     



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    Chris Wolcz
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    Execontrol Global Solutions
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    Hey Chris,

    thanks for taking the time to reply. appreciate the insights. what do your consider small versus large?

    ~Doc
    Chris Wolcz
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    Hey Chris,

    thanks for taking the time to reply. appreciate the insights. what do your consider small versus large?

    ~Doc
    Hello,

     It has been a few years ago, so things may have changed. The 500 number comes to mind.

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    Chris Wolcz
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    • Anonymous
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    • December 7, 2021
    Hello,

     It has been a few years ago, so things may have changed. The 500 number comes to mind.

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    Chris Wolcz
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    yeah, we are about a quarter of that...
    Christian Bristow
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    yeah, we are about a quarter of that...
    Chris, I believe the team behind Accuterm have a different VS Code extension from the one on this thread. Danny, it may be worth dropping a mail to support@rocketsoftware.com in relation to Accuterm and their VS Code interaction for any documentation they may have on this.

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    Christian Bristow
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    Peter Gonzalez001
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    • December 7, 2021
    Chris, I believe the team behind Accuterm have a different VS Code extension from the one on this thread. Danny, it may be worth dropping a mail to support@rocketsoftware.com in relation to Accuterm and their VS Code interaction for any documentation they may have on this.

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    Christian Bristow
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    Rocket Software Inc
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    Can you compile a Basic program with VS  and see any errors/warnings like if you were on ECL?  Does the ​compile take place within MV environment "ECL" or outside of the mv environment? 

    -Peter G​

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    Peter Gonzalez
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    Christian Bristow
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    Can you compile a Basic program with VS  and see any errors/warnings like if you were on ECL?  Does the ​compile take place within MV environment "ECL" or outside of the mv environment? 

    -Peter G​

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    Peter Gonzalez
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    If you have local code with local connection you will see a terminal tab with the compilation failure as with ECL. The compilation is via VS Code task implementation. If you ensure you are compiling in the real remote server account path it works the same as local compilation. However there's a current bug that may mislead your status if you don't use the real server path when connecting to MV server.

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    Christian Bristow
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    • Anonymous
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    • December 7, 2021
    Chris, I believe the team behind Accuterm have a different VS Code extension from the one on this thread. Danny, it may be worth dropping a mail to support@rocketsoftware.com in relation to Accuterm and their VS Code interaction for any documentation they may have on this.

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    Christian Bristow
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    Rocket Software Inc
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    thank you christian!


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