In the previous entry on RDz's search capabilities we zeroed in on search within a file - the flexibility of RDz's search (ala' ISPF - or using the *Ctrl/F "Find/Replace" dialog*), the simplicity of using your mouse for so much of the search workflow and especially RDz's unique Search results view, that contains hyper-links to all "found" lines and elements (See "Things you might not have known about searching w/RDz Part I). Clicking hyper-links to found-elements is not only faster (and it is.. much faster than typing scads of additional... [More]

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So - it's a holiday week-end (woof...) - and I'm going to make this entry short and sweet....(the barbecue awaits). Among the many reasons to use RDz - includes the fact that, while ISPF has a mature and excellent set of tools for developing z/OS apps, ISPF has been at the top (probably even down-hill/right-hand) side of the famous "Technology S Curve" - for at least two decades. http://innovationzen.com/blog/2006/08/17/innovation-management-theory-part-4/ Software innovation and enhancements - useful time and cost-saving features are seldom... [More]

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's funny - I've been using RDz for almost a year. And it seems like every time I open the product I learn something new - and find something cool/pretty cool/very cool I hadn't seen. Search - for example. Searching Withn a File Within a file Ctrl/F brings up the Find/Replace dialog (I know - you already knew that - hang in there). Find/Replace allows you to do 99% of what's available in ISPF =2. Search Search/Replace Repeat Search - if ISPF is your editor profile, you can press F5 Repeat Replace - ditto with F5/F6, just like ISPF Find All -... [More]

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When you're doing z/OS maintenance and production support tasks you will routinely have to do two fairly involved analysis processes:   Control Flow Analysis - where you build a "mental map" of how the PL/1 procedures and functions, COBOL paragraphs and sections or HLASM routines hang together via the operational control flow constructs in the code (PERFORM, etc.). "in the code" - means from the source code only. Data Flow Analysis - where you need to trace the flow a value within one or more programs - as it's... [More]

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Hi all. One of the little known gems in the RDz functionality base is the Data Perspective - where you go to: Connect to databases Filter (disply only specific) connection: Schemas Tables Stored procedures View DB2 "objects" Stored Procedures Views Tables View column meta-data View Primary/Foreign key relationships Indexes Packages UDTs/UDFs Synonyms etc. View and modify table test data Editing table values directly in spreadsheet mode Adding and deleting rows Unload and Loading test rows Browsing sample contents Code and test SQL Create new... [More]

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In this section of the Cafe you will find various bits of technical info - all about making the most of your RDz work-time. While Dave Myers and I are the primary content managers for this blog - and will be responsible both for new posts and reviews, we are more than happy to make you famous (at least within the fraternity of RDz developers) by posting your Tips&Techniques. Any takers? (talk again soon) - Jon Sayles

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