>I have actually downloaded Eclipse. I am reading the manuals. I am not a >Java expert, but I'm considering looking at the possibility of writing >HLASM plug-in, if I can figure how to do it. This is likely a very long >term project for me, assuming that (1) I have the talent; (2) I don't >get frustrated and give up.
N.B. WebSphere Studio Enterprise Developer is now called WebSphere Developer for zSeries. Better name, I think. >What I'd really love do to, in addition to a simple HLASM plugin is also >have the plugin be able to communicate with a z/OS started task which >can do the equivalent of (1) listing files similar to FileZilla; (2) >download a source file to the PC for editing when the users "opens" it >(or download directly into the editor without a actual PC file); (3) >upload the changed source to the same z/OS dsn or member when the editor >does a "save" or "exit with save" operation; (4) protect the dsn/member >using the standard SPFEDIT enqueue when the source is opened, releasing >the enqueue when the edit is ended (or another member opened in the same >edit session). Yup, already in there, so you may not want to reinvent the wheel. The WDz redbook isn't available yet, but the WSED 5.1.2 (prior version) redbook is. Look for SG24-6483 at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com to find it. If you search on "assembler" in that redbook you'll get some hits which show some of the common tasks you might perform. Don't take that as an exhausive list, though -- the Eclipse plug-in architecture is all reused. So, when you look at how they load a COBOL program from z/OS into WSED and then save it back out, it's the same process for Assembler. There's also a short paper showing a few screen captures for a HLASM debugging process (WSED panels) here: http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/32511310.pdf Some IBM names for you who know WDz well: Reginaldo Barosa and Wilbert Kho. Hope that all helps. - - - - - Timothy F. Sipples Consulting Software Architect, Enterprise Transformation IBM Americas zSeries Software Phone: (312) 245-4003 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PGP key available.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
