Transcript Natural 6 Tips ‘n’ Techniques Chad Scott [email protected] Ralph Zbrog [email protected] Natural Conference 2005 Natural Conference 2005 Natural 6 TnT Program Editor  Avoiding long source lines Lines up to 250 characters 

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Tips ‘n’ Techniques
Chad Scott
[email protected]
Ralph Zbrog
[email protected]
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Program Editor
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Avoiding long source lines
Lines up to 250 characters
 Set ruler position to 72 for mainframe
compatibility
 Tools  Options...  Program Editor
 Ruler Position
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Program Editor
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Font size
Coding vs presentation
 Tools  Options...  Program Editor
 Font...  Size
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• Coding: Courier New, 10
• Presentation: Lucida Console, 16
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Output window, editors (not Dialogs)
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Program Editor
Mainframe convention: uppercase
source with (optional) mixed-case
literals
 Windows compatibility
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Tools  Options...  Program Editor
 Uppercase translation
 Tools  Options...  Program Editor
 Ignore text constants
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External object names
CALLNAT ‘d2optsub’
 CALLNAT “d2optsub”
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Program Editor
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List or edit external object via context
menu
Left-click object name  ctrl-o
 Right-click object name  Open
 Right-click object name  List
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Accelerators
ctrl-m – convert block to comments
 shift-ctrl-m – reverse ctrl-m
 Help  Contents  Getting Started:
Fundamentals  Natural Studio Introduction  Accelerators
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Screen Images
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Program editor
Select block of source code
 Line numbers
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• Program Editor Options toolbar
• Tools  Options...  Program Editor 
Line numbers
ctrl-c to copy
 ctrl-v to insert
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Output window
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%c  program editor
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Folders
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Filters
Right-click folder  Display Filter... 
specify wildcards
 + indicates active filters
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Folders
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Export source module
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Drag-n-drop module from Library
workspace to directory or desktop
• Faster than copy/paste
• edit  ctrl-a  ctrl-c  ctrl-v  save as
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Import source module
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Drag-n-drop module from directory or
desktop to Library workspace
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Folders
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Upload to mainframe
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Change NSx extension to TXT for
upload/FTP
//LOAD
EXEC NATBT,SYSOUT=*,TIME=50,PRM='AUTO=ON,SL=80,MAINPR=1,PS=65'
//CMSYNIN
DD *,BLKSIZE=27948
%L
LOGON natlib
EDT
/*
//
DD DSN=ZBROG.PUNCH(########),DISP=SHR
FB/102
//
DD *
.E
SA ########
FIN
/*
//
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Folders
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Download from mainframe
Extract from mainframe FUSER
(ZZPUNCH)
 Set file extension to TXT for
download/FTP to directory
 Set file extension to NSx, where x
represents module type
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FTOUCH
Software AG warns strongly against
any external manipulation of FUSER
directories and contents
 FTOUCH utility provided as last resort
to correct data corruption in
FILEDIR.SAG
 Exceptions?
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Automated backup & recovery
 Deleting library contents (client vs
server)
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Backup Directory
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Directory name template
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Configuration Utility  Natural
Parameter Files  NATPARM 
Natural Execution Configuration 
Workfiles  1 
C:\Documents and Settings\...\NatBackup\nat05mmdd.sag
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Simply overtype mmdd
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Backup Directory
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Works for Object Handler and
SYSTrans
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Program Load
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Buffer Pool Search First Indicator
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Set OFF in development environment
• Configuration Utility  Natural Parameter
Files  NATPARM  Natural Execution
Configuration  Program
Loading/Deletion  BPSFI  OFF
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Start-up Program
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At Natural initiation (one-time)
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Configuration Utility  Natural
Parameter Files  NATPARM 
Natural Execution Configuration 
Program Loading/Deletion  STACK
 HELLO
In place of NEXT prompt
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Configuration Utility  Natural
Parameter Files  NATPARM 
Natural Execution Configuration 
System Variables  STARTUP 
HELLO
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Session Parameters
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Persistence (Windows-only)
During familiarization with Studio,
session parameter adjustments may
be made
 PERSIST configuration parameter
causes session parameters to be
saved for next session
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• Configuration Utility  Natural Parameter
Files  NATPARM  Natural Execution
Configuration  Program
Loading/Deletion  PERSIST
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Configuration Utility
START  All Programs  Software
AG Natural 6.1.1  Configuration
Utility
 c:\Program Files\Software AG
\Natural\6.1.1\Bin\natparm.exe
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Date Initialization
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Data editor  Data Field Definition 
Initialize...  Free form entry
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Questions
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How to initialize with *DATX or *TIMX?
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Workaround: import from a program
How to handle empty files?
 How to shift a block of code within
program editor?
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Fin
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Natural 6
Tips ‘n’ Techniques
Chad Scott
[email protected]
Ralph Zbrog
[email protected]
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