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IBM i Renderer

Install

The extension can be installed from the Marketplace and is also part of the IBM i Development Pack .

Overview

The extension has two main pieces of functionality:

  1. the ability to preview IBM i display files
  2. the ability to preview IBM i printer files

Additionally, it’s possible to preview..

  • the entire display at one time
  • specific record formats
  • record formats with a subfile

Usage

To use the renderer, open any .dspf (dds.dspf) or .prtf (dds.prtf) file in the editor. A Preview Record will appear above the record format names in the source code and a Preview all will appear at the top of the document.

Click on a Code Lens to open the renderer.

If your DDS makes use of conditional indicators, you can toggle them by using the ‘Flip Indicators’ feature.

Open the Command Palette with Ctrl + Shift + P and find ‘Flip Indicators’ to toggle the indicators on and off.