You use snippets to easily insert specific code in the
code of the generated Pacbase instances.
There are two types of snippets:
- The snippets which also exist as micropatterns. They provide an
easy way to insert the corresponding micropattern. When you insert
these snippets in the code, you insert the declaration lines of the
micropatterns. You are then sure that these declaration lines are
correctly formatted. You must generate the instance again to generate
the corresponding specific code.
Example: Instead
of entering all the parameters of the
WF micropattern
directly on the micropattern declaration line, you can open the
WF snippet.
Assign values to its variables in the table of the snippet insertion
wizard. If you insert the snippet, a line showing the variables is
inserted in the code, for example:
*{WF DSL="CL" DSP="" SEL="01" FOR="I" LEV="1" ORG="2" DES="1" SSC="3" BLC="" GRP=""
*}
- The snippets which do not exist as micropatterns They provide
an easy way to insert code. From the variables you enter in the snippet
insertion wizard, the corresponding specific code lines are correctly
formatted. When you insert these fragments by dragging them within
the code, the inserted code lines do not keep trace of the snippet
declaration.
Example: From the
Indexes
insertion snippet, the following specific code lines (with
the default values) are inserted in the code.
05 IINDL PICTURE S9(4) VALUE ZERO.
05 IINDR PICTURE S9(4) VALUE ZERO.
05 IINDM PICTURE S9(4) VALUE +100.
You insert a snippet in the COBOL code of a generated
Pacbase instance or in the
code of a Macro.
- Open, the .cbl file of a Program, Screen,
or Server with the PDP COBOL
editor, or the design file of a Macro that opens the COBOL
Source tab.
- Open the Snippets view. If this view is not
displayed, select .
- Expand the RPP snippets line. Select a
snippet and drag it to where you want to insert it in the code. The
snippet insertion wizard opens up for some snippets.
Note: This wizard
does not exist for the WE, WI, and WS snippets.
When you drag one of these snippets, the micropattern start and end
tags, and identifier are automatically inserted in the code. You must
then enter the micropattern parameters in the inserted line.
Note: If
you insert a snippet by double-clicking it or by selecting Insert in
its contextual menu, you must set the cursor on a new line, in column
7.
- Assign values to the variables displayed in the Variables table
of the insertion wizard. Details about each variable are given in
the Description of variable . Look at the contents
of the Source field to see what is to be inserted
in the code.
- Click Insert to insert the code lines where
the cursor is placed in the code.