RDi 9.5 has been announced and will be available on September 18.   It is a new release so you will need to install it (you can not 'update' to it).  There are new license activation kits.   Highlights: Addition of a built-in 5250 emulator RemovaI of the 80-column restriction in RPG code editor, to enable fully free-form RPG (use of fully free-form requires corresponding support in the RPG compiler, delivery of which is expected in the form of a TR) Addition of Snippet Support feature in the Push-to-Client feature... [More]

With 9.5.1, RDi now installs and runs on Mac OS X 10.11.  Most of the functions are the same as in Windows/Linux but there are differences.  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27038481#9510 has an overview of the limitations.   In terms of installing, you can use the web install method (install IBM Installation Manger for OS X and then point to the IBM servers for RDi 951 - see http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21667734 for details) or install from a downloaded image of 9.5.1 from Passport Advantage... [More]

A Beta is now available for an experimental technology optimizing test coverage and utilization that is provided in the form of IBM Installation Manager offering that can be installed into existing instances of IBM Rational Developer for i V9.1.1 or IBM Rational Developer for AIX and Linux V9.1.1.  This is an enhanced code coverage experience which allows your testers and developers to understand your automated or manual test coverage.  You will gain insight into what source files are covered and what tests need to be run when changes... [More]

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Rational Developer for i V9.1 and Rational Developer for AIX and Linux V9.1 are now available on Passport Advantage! Note: see the bottom of the post for updated information.   RDi product page: http ://w ww-0 3.ib m.co m/so ftwa re/p rodu cts/ us/e n/de v-ib m- i RDi Fix List:  http ://w ww-0 1.ib m.co m/su ppor t/do cvie w.ws s?ui d=sw g270 3848 1 Knowledge center: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSAE4W_9.1.0   RD AIX and Linux C/C++ Edition product page: http ://w ww.i bm.c om/s oftw are/ prod ucts /us/ en/d ev-c... [More]

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Great news everybody, The development team for Rational Developer for Power have been very busy producing videos and demos to illustrate how to install configure, use projects, edit, navigate source, validate, build, debug on our supported languages on IBM i, AIX, and Linux. Check it out.  Learning how to effectively use these tools has never been easier. http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ieduasst/rtnv1r0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.iea.rdp/plugin_coverpage.html

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I had a good time presenting to the Gateway/400 user group last week on What's New in RDi 9.6 and 9.6.0.1.  Here is a link to the presentation:  https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/files/form/anonymous/api/library/9fe33565-c649-4600-b5b6-d034e90db5cd/document/b9682f73-599b-48f6-8126-0065f18c0a11/media/RDi%20What%27s%20New%209.6%20and%209.6.0.1.pdf.  It is an updated version of the What's New in RDi 9.6.  It includes 9.6.0.1 information plus some information on some known issues and workarounds for them.

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I had the pleasure of presenting 'What's New in RDi 9.6' to the Toronto User Group's meeting on November 29, 2017.  There was lots of interaction and great response to the enhancements in RDi 9.6 (such as annotations, rich hover, command-line code coverage tool) that can make them more productive IBM i developers. Here is a link to the presentation:... [More]

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Rational Developer for i V9.6 is now available as a trial and in Passport Advantage!  For ESS/AAS, RDi V9.6 will be available Nov. 21.  (Note: it might take some time for all parts to appear in the sites today.)   It requires a new install and there are new activation kits for the license.  The minimum IBM Installation Manager level is 1.8.7.   RDi product page: ht t p :/ / w ww - 0 3. i b m. c o m/ s o ft w a re / p ro d u ct s / us / e n/ d e v- i b m - i RDi Fix List:  ht t p :/ / w ww - 0 1. i b m. c o m/ s u... [More]

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RDi 9.6 has been announced and will be available November 16 in Passport Advantage and November 21 in AAS.   Highlights: Rational Developer for i, V9.6 is now compatible with Eclipse 4.6, providing new base functionality and better integration with other modern application development tools. Error reporting is enhanced to use annotations that highlight the columns within the line that have caused compile errors. This location information is maintained even as lines are added and deleted from the source. As the cursor hovers over an error,... [More]

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I have RDi Version 9.5.    When editing source, pressing the Enter key causes a new blank line to be inserted under the row where the cursor is positioned... usually.   If the parser association for SQLRPGLE members is ILErpgSql, and I have touched any line within an SQL statement, pressing Enter from anywhere in the source causes a line to be inserted where I last touched the SQL. The cursor may jump and insert the new blank line hundreds of lines from where the cursor was when I pressed Enter. More interesting, if I use PDM... [More]

Rational Developer for i V9.5.1.2 fixpack for V9.5 is now available!    The fixpack contains enhancements and fixes.  For details, see the link in the Fix List.   You can go to IBM Installation Manager and click Update or go to FixCentral to find the downloadable files (links available in the Fix List document).    The Fix List document lists the enhancements, APARs, and RFEs addressed by the fixpack. RDi Fix List:  h t t p : / / w w w - 0 1 . i b m . c o m / s u p p o r t / d o c v i e w . w s s ? u i d = s w... [More]

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In Rational Developer for i 9.5.1, IFS project support was added for RFE45970 ( https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=45970 ).  The RFE was requested by users who worked with HTML/C/Java/etc. files on the IFS.  In Remote System Explorer, you can work directly with those files but RDi has richer support for them when organized in Eclipse projects (Web project, Java project, etc.).  With 9.5.1, now you can associate a IFS folder with all project types (except for IBM i Projects which are still... [More]

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Rational Developer for i V9.5.1 update for V9.5 is now available!   Also, the media images available for download have been refreshed to 9.5.1 level in Passport Advantage (Sept 9) and ESS (Sept 13).   No new license needed.   The update contains many enhancements including Mac OS X 10.11 support, Kerberos support, IFS project support via Remote Reconciler, and multiple RFEs.   You can go to IBM Installation Manager and click Update or go to FixCentral to find the downloadable files (links available in the Fix List... [More]

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Rational Developer for i V9.5 is now available!  It requires a new install and there are new activation kits for the license.   RDi product page: htt p :// w ww- 0 3.i b m.c o m/s o ftw a re/ p rod u cts / us/ e n/d e v-i b m - i RDi Fix List:  htt p :// w ww- 0 1.i b m.c o m/s u ppo r t/d o cvi e w.w s s?u i d=s w g27 0 384 8 1 Knowledge center: http ://w ww-0 1.ib m.co m/su ppor t/kn owle dgec ente r/SS AE4W _9.5. 0   Announcement:  http ://w ww-0 1.ib m.co m/co mmon /ssi /cgi -bin /ssi alia s?in foty pe=A N&su... [More]

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