General questions.

[a4ginatl]

I am watching Liam's videos on YouTube. The screens are different to what I have.

1. Do I have a different version?
2. The settings page is different. What I see is the generic stuff that comes with VSC. How do I get to the VSC settings?
3. In the video, there is a Member browser. I do not have it. How can I get it?
4. I also do not have the Database browser. I have loaded DB2 for i. How do I get it?
5. Liam shows spool files in the bottom panel. I cannot get to display this. I do not seem to have the option. I need to compile a program to get a listing in the terminal tab.
6. Can I display spool files from the OUTQ's?

Thanks, Darryl Freinkel

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Context	Version
Code for IBM i version	2.4.0
Visual Studio Code version	1.84.2
Operating System	win32_x64

Active extensions

Code Coverage for IBM i (code-coverage-ibmi): 0.1.7
Code for IBM i Walkthroughs (vscode-ibmi-walkthroughs): 0.4.0
Db2 for IBM i (vscode-db2i): 0.6.0
Emmet (emmet): 1.0.0
Error Lens (errorlens): 3.15.0
Git (git): 1.0.0
Git Base (git-base): 1.0.0
GitHub (github): 0.0.1
IBM i Notebooks (vscode-ibmi-notebooks): 0.0.6
JSON Language Features (json-language-features): 1.0.0
Merge Conflict (merge-conflict): 1.0.0
Node Debug Auto-attach (debug-auto-launch): 1.0.0
TODO Highlight (vscode-todo-highlight): 1.0.5
TypeScript and JavaScript Language Features (typescript-language-features): 1.0.0
WSL: Recommender (remote-wsl-recommender): 0.0.19

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Remote system

Setting	Value
IBM i OS	V7R4M0
Tech Refresh	7
CCSID	65535
SQL	Disabled
Source dates	Enabled

Enabled features

/usr/bin	/QOpenSys/pkgs/bin	/QSYS.lib/ILEDITOR.lib	/QSYS.LIB	/QIBM/ProdData/IBMiDebugService/bin
attr	bash	GENCMDXML.PGM	QZDFMDB2.PGM	startDebugService.sh
iconv	chsh	GETNEWLIBL.PGM
setccsid	ls
tar	md5sum
	sort
	stat

Shell env

BUILDLIB=QGPL
CURLIB=QGPL
HOME=/home/dfreinkel
HOST=172.17.72.21
LIBLS=DPOBJLIB DPPDATA DPSRCLIB LIBHTTP YAJL QTEMP QGPL OPRUTLLIB DFREINKEL
LOGIN=dfreinkel
LOGNAME=dfreinkel
MAIL=/var/spool/mail/dfreinkel
OLDPWD=/home/DFREINKEL
PASE_USRGRP_LIMITED=N
PATH=/QOpenSys/usr/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/QOpenSys/usr/bin/X11:/usr/sbin:.:/usr/bin
PWD=/home/dfreinkel
SHELL=/QOpenSys/pkgs/bin/bash
SHLVL=1
SSH_CLIENT=10.27.230.56 52013 22
SSH_CONNECTION=10.27.230.56 52013 172.17.72.21 22
TZ=<EST>5<EDT>,M3.2.0,M11.1.0
USER=dfreinkel
USERNAME=dfreinkel
_=/QOpenSys/usr/bin/env

Variants

{
  "american": "#@$",
  "local": "#@$"
}

Errors

[
  {
    "command": "system \"CRTLIB LIB(ILEDITOR) TEXT('Code for i temporary objects. May be cleared.')\"",
    "code": 255,
    "stderr": "CPF2111: Library ILEDITOR already exists.",
    "cwd": "/home/dfreinkel"
  },
  {
    "command": "system \"DLTOBJ OBJ(ILEDITOR/O_*) OBJTYPE(*FILE)\"",
    "code": 255,
    "stderr": "CPF2125: No objects deleted.",
    "cwd": "/home/dfreinkel"
  }
]

[chrjorgensen]

@a4ginatl

Do I have a different version?

Yes, the Code for IBM i version available today is quite different from the version shown in the videos - many updates are released each year, and the look and behavior of the extension has changed a lot.

The settings page is different. What I see is the generic stuff that comes with VSC. How do I get to the VSC settings?

Do you mean the settings for the Code for IBM i extension? These can be found in the VS Code settings panel (press Ctrl-,) under Extensions and Code for IBM i:

To get to the settings for a server when not connected, right-click the server in the SERVERS list and select Connections Settings.
To get to the settings for a server when connected, click the server name in the status bar and select Settings.

In the video, there is a Member browser. I do not have it. How can I get it?

The Member browser has been replaced by the Object Browser.

I also do not have the Database browser. I have loaded DB2 for i. How do I get it?

The Database browser has been replaced by the DB2 for i - so you've already got it!

Liam shows spool files in the bottom panel. I cannot get to display this. I do not seem to have the option. I need to compile a program to get a listing in the terminal tab.

The output from Actions (compiles or other commands) is still found in the Terminal, but in a separate tab - or you can click the Open output in the action message to show the output in a new tab in the main area:

Can I display spool files from the OUTQ's?

No, not yet - it may come in the add-on extension vscode-ibmi-fs later on...

[a4ginatl]

Christian, thank you. Yes, the Code for IBM i version available today is quite different from the version shown in the videos - many updates are released each year, and the look and behavior of the extension has changed a lot. The settings page is different. What I see is the generic stuff that comes with VSC. How do I get to the VSC settings? Do you mean the settings for the Code for IBM i extension? These can be found in the VS Code settings panel (press Ctrl-,) under Extensions and Code for IBM i: image.png (view on web) <https://github.com/codefori/vscode-ibmi/assets/13275072/aac86d53-3021-4b4f-bd8b-cc5ff7bf96a2> CTRL - = Zoom CTRL + = Zoom I cannot find how to get to that page. To get to the settings for a server when not connected, right-click the server in the SERVERS list and select Connections Settings. To get to the settings for a server when connected, click the server name in the status bar and select Settings. Some options are not there. image.png (view on web) <https://github.com/codefori/vscode-ibmi/assets/13275072/3ac56601-cf27-4b31-8372-d4d3f40b108c> As there have been so many improvements, could someone please do a video on the changes when they come out. Basically a change review. It does not need to be in detail but helps in cases where we start with older versions and I could not find anything about the improvements. Maybe its there, but I don’t know where to look. Thank you. Darryl Freinkel A4G Telephone: 770.321.8562 Mobile: 678.355.8562

[a4ginatl]

I have installed IBMi Notepad but it does not work. I am following Liam’s video and I cannot get it to work. There is nothing in the search bar when I type in “Note” It shows as installed. What could be the problem? Darryl Freinkel A4G Telephone: 770.321.8562

[sebjulliand]

The notepad has been moved to the DB2 for i extension but it's not been released yet, I think. The current Notepad extension is not maintained anymore and won't work in its current state.