Code Conversion - Data Structures Not Migrated Properly

[getfoundational]

Hi Liam,

I was using ILEditor to convert a program from fixed format to free and noticed that my data structures were not converted properly.

If I start with this:

DHEADERDS e ds extname(HEADER) Qualified

After conversion I get this:
Dcl-DS HEADERDS e extname(HEADER) Qualified;

But that does not compile and what I really needed was:

Dcl-DS HEADERDS
            extname('HEADER') Qualified
end-ds;

That does seem like a complex conversion so if that needs fixed manually each time, that's fine too but I wanted to make you aware.

Thank you,
Brian

[worksofliam]

Hi @getfoundational

Can you place the entire fixed-line (with all the correct spacing) so I can recreate this?

Thanks,
Liam

[getfoundational]

Pasting in here, even using the code markdown seems to suppress the spaces. Let's try a text attachment.

Code-Snip.txt

[paulgfoster]

Hi Liam,

One more conversion error that I found (v1.5) ....

varying doesn't work for ucs2 fields:

   d myVarUCS        s             32c   varying   // original
   Dcl-S myVarUCS Ucs2(32) varying;	         // converted
   Dcl-S myVarUCS Varucs2(32);                   // should be

character types are fine.

Paul

[mlstoppa]

Hi all,
I am using Ileditor 1.6.0.1 and RPG conversion option is no more available.
Can I ask why? Is there a way to have it back?
Thank you
Lucia

[worksofliam]

Hi @mlstoppa

It is current disabled in the latest release so I can work on improving it.

It had issues and wasn't great at converting everything. In a tool like this, it needs to be all or nothing.

Expect it available again in the future.

Thanks!
Liam

[worksofliam]

As a re-write is going to happen and the current conversion is disabled; I am going to close this issue.

Thanks!
Liam