PL/I

  • 1.  Support for // as comment indicator in IDz

    Posted Wed June 17, 2020 05:19 AM
    Hi! In our current version of IDz, 14.1.5, syntax highlighting for "//" as comment used in pli-programms (with PLI-Editor) for comments does not work. I assume this is because "//" was introduced later than our version of IDz. Does anyone know in what version this feature is supported or is there a setting to enable it?

    (Disclaimer: This post is migrated from IBM Developer Answers that is no longer in use. Its original author is klemens.kreindl, posted on 26 Mar 2019)


  • 2.  RE: Support for // as comment indicator in IDz

    Posted Wed June 17, 2020 05:24 AM

    IDz does not support that syntax in the real-time syntax checker at this point. Support for PLI 5.2 features were added to IDz v14.1. Below is a link to the Knowledge Center: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQ2R2_14.1.0/com.ibm.etools.getstart.wsentdev.doc/topics/whatsnew.html?cp=SS7EY3_3.1.0

    Support for Enterprise PL/I for z/OS V5.2 IBM Developer for z Systems Version 14.1 provides support for Enterprise PL/I for z/OS V5.2. For more information, see Enterprise PL/I for z/OS V5.2.

    The Enterprise PL/I for z/OS v5.2 mentions the use of the double slash (//) as a comment in the Language Reference guide > Delimiters and Operators. https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSY2V3_5.2.0/com.ibm.ent.pl1.zos.doc/lr/delimo.html

    I suggest that you open a Request for Enhancement (RFE). Below is a link to the site where you can make this request: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=submitRfe

    (Disclaimer: This answer is migrated from IBM Developer Answers that is no longer in use. Its original author is candice.)



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