Problem:
This demo environment is used to demonstrate how to create/incorporate custom tools in the Net Express IDE.
Resolution:
INTRODUCTION
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This demo environment is used to demonstrate how to create/incorporate custom tools in the Net Express IDE. In this case the Tool is used to add a line number to a program and also to add a comment in column 73-80.
SOURCE FILES:
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Program Files Description
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reseqnID.cbl Source of Tool to be used within the IDE
CobolPgm.cbl COBOL Skeleton Program
Resource Files:
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buildtool.bat Batch script to create an exe for the tool
Resource Files:
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tool.app Net Express project
OPERATIONS:
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1. From a Net Express command prompt execute the bat file buildtool.bat. This will create an EXE for ReseqnID.
2. Open the project tool.app
3. Pull down the "Options" menu and select "Customize IDE" and on the Customize window select "Tools"
4. Click on the New Tool button and enter a name, in this example use "ReseqnID", then to the right of the Command line click on the "Program" button and find ReseqnID.exe. On the Arguments line click on the ">" button and select Current File (single) and click on "ALL". You will end up with the following;
5. If you pull down your Tools menu you will find the ReseqnID tool.
6. Open the program in the project.
7. Now pull down the Tools menu and select "ReseqnID". The results will be;
REFERENCES
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To obtain more details on how to customize your IDE environment and on how to add Tools to the IDE you can go to the Net Express online Help under Contents, Using Net Express > Customizing your environment > Customizing the tools menu.
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