How do you maximize productivity when writing filepro code in a 24x80?

Fri Aug 26 14:40:22 PDT 2016

Hi Richard,

If you're working on a Windows platform, most of my productivity issues are
addressed by your Windows apps.  Nancy's suggestion should allow the use of
window's apps where we can do all the cool stuff, like you are already
doing.

>> , I have not found the line restriction to be a problem.

For most everyday stuff it is not a problem.  I'm working on probably the
most complicated code that I have ever done and "my experience coding with
modern languages" is pushing me to find a better way as it seems that no one
is listening af fp Tech.  

>> Also, I have been living with this programming method for over 30 years.

This is fine and dandy if we never learn new and better ways.  I too started
with tandy xenix in 1983, then sco unix in 1989.  At the time the ide was
kick a**.  But then Microsoft's Win95 major ad campaign back in 1995 changed
everything and immediately my customers wanted its feature set, and the rest
is history.  If anything Windows single handed ushered in the age of the
internet.

This post is showing my age now and with that age comes loss of some short
term memory, and yes it is affecting me.  Remembering what variable bg and
zz is and its values are now a challenge for me after 10 minutes.  I have
also played around with the long variable names and although that is good in
theory, the limiting code screen prevents seeing much of that code.  And fp
makes us scroll if the line is longer than what shows.  Out of sight means
out of mind kicks in here.

 >> output the processing table you are working on to a PDF

I do not get this editing a PDF copy of the prc table.  I create PDFs all
the time in my Windows tools via code and generally the pdf is an image with
a hidden text layer.  Can that text layer be trusted as absolute.
Furthermore, if a change is made, how would you get it back to the *nix box
ready to run in fp?  Sould like tooooo many steps to me.  

Using Nancy's solution and network configuration, she should be able to open
windows file explorer, navigate to the nix folder and double-click the prc
table, make changes, save, then run in nix.  Done.

Thanks,

Stanley

From: Richard Kreiss [mailto:rkreiss at verizon.net] 
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 4:43 PM
To: 'Stanley - stanlyn.com' <stanley at stanlyn.com>; 'Chris Rendall'
<crendall at teamind.com>
Subject: RE: How do you maximize productivity when writing filepro code in a
24x80?

Stanley,

Although I develop in windows, I have not found the line restriction to be a
problem.

I od use a tabbed text editor from time to time as it allow me to do search
and replace as well as combine lines when for debug purposes I have put
things on one line and need to see which one is causing a problem.

I can save the processing table in one window, open it in another and then
save it and do a syntax check.  The editor then warns me that the file needs
to be re-read.  Also, I have been living with this programming method for
over 30 years.

My other suggestion and one mentioned would be to output the processing
table you are working on to a PDF and then open that file in another window.

Now it would be nice if there was a direct way to "print" a processing table
to a PDF form within filePro's *cabe program. ::)

Richard Kreiss

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> Subject: RE: How do you maximize productivity when writing filepro code in
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> 24x80?

> 

> Hi Chris,

> 

> But, how do you edit your code when doing dev work?  As I develop, I
really

> need to see more than the 6 lines the fp shows.  I too use Anzio and its
copy

> paste has helped a lot, bit only a line at a time.  No way to copy blocks
other

> that fp's ide.

> 

> Thanks,

> Stanley

> 

> 

> 

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> Subject: RE: How do you maximize productivity when writing filepro code in
a

> 24x80?

> 

> We are running filePro on Linux and using AnzioWin to connect to the
server.

> I've modified the menu script that calls rcabe to export to PDF when I
print my

> code.  I then configure my PDF viewer to display two pages at one time so
I can

> see a lot of code at one time.

> 

> 

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> Subject: How do you maximize productivity when writing filepro code in a

> 24x80?

> 

> Hi,

> 

> 

> 

> Just wondering how I can interact with filepro's 24x80 fixed screen
environment

> where I can only see  6 logic lines at any one time.  This is really
becoming a

> problem when writing complicated code.  For the past 18 years, I've grown

> accustomed to using large monitors and being able to see

> 70-100 lines at once and being able to copy and paste blocks of code.

> 

> 

> 

> Thanks to Anzio, I am able to copy and paste segments of code, but only a
line

> at a time.  I also wished Anzio respected the traditional crtl-c and
ctrl-v

> commands instead of only the right-click menu copy/paste commands.

> 

> 

> 

> In the old days with an env variable ascii  turned on, I used Scripsit to
edit the

> raw prc.tables.  I really don't want to deal with all the embedded colons.
Hard

> to quickly read and check its syntax.

> 

> 

> 

> Also note that my filepro is running on SCO instead of Windows, where I
imagine

> the prc could be easily opened in something as simple as notepad.

> 

> 

> 

> THE QUESTION IS.  How are you doing developing in filepro?  I'm sure most
of

> you are developing on multi large screen monitors with each running in
1920

> mode.  I'm just trying to be more productive in the filepro ide and
struggling is an

> understatement.

> 

> 

> 

> Thanks,

> 

> Stanley

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