Each bidirectional file in the workspace can have a bidirectional
format property that is associated with it. This property has two
possible values: Default for logical or visual
files or Smart logical for files that are created
by using the smart logical algorithm.
About this task
You can use the Change file format window
for the following purposes:
- Convert smart logical and logical data to visual layout, which might be necessary for local
syntax checking, as local compilers do not support LRM marks correctly.
Limitations:
- Local syntax check is deprecated. This action is available only on Windows.
- Local syntax checking does not support shift-out-shift-in
(SOSI) sources. The importer that is used to do the local syntax check supports only UTF-8 encoding.
Translating CP-930 and other SOSI sources into UTF-8 alters the column locations for some
characters, and this alteration results in unexpected errors.
- Convert files in visual layout to smart logical layout for editing
with the z Systems® LPEX
editor.
- Convert BMS files that are created by previous versions of the Developer for z/OS® product
to smart logical layout used by SFM, BMS, and other tools.
- Convert logical files to smart logical layout for correctly uploading
them to the remote system.
Procedure
To view and change the bidirectional format of a file,
do these steps:
- Select a file in the Navigator and then select Change
Bidi Format from the menu.
Note: This action
is available for local files only. You cannot do this action for remote
files.
- To change the bidirectional format property of the file,
select Change format property only.
- To convert the file content to the required layout, select Change
file format.
- To define current and target bidirectional layouts, select
settings from the Source attributes and Target
attributes areas.
For each of these attribute
sets, you can choose the following settings:
| Option |
Description |
|---|
| Visual |
When this option is selected, the file uses visual layout.
When it is clear, the file uses logical layout. |
| RTL |
When this option is selected, the file uses right-to-left
file orientation. When it is clear, the file uses left-to-right orientation. |
| Symmetric Swap |
When this option is selected, certain characters such as (
> [ { are interchanged with ) < ] } to preserve the logical meaning
of the presented text. Note: This option is enabled for Visual RTL
files only.
|
| Numeric Swap |
When this option is selected, Arabic (European) digit shapes
are interchanged with Hindi digit shapes. This option toggles the
file between Arabic (European) and Hindi numbers. If the file includes
Arabic numbers and you select this check box, Arabic numbers are converted
to Hindi. If the file includes Hindi numbers they are converted to
Arabic. Note: This option is enabled for Visual RTL files only.
|
When the source and target settings for a particular attribute
are the same, but conversion is requested, the file layout is toggled
from smart logical to logical or from logical to smart logical.