Configuring a remote preprocessor

Use the Editor Configurations page of the property group editor to configure a remote preprocessor to run when you edit a file.

Procedure

You can open the property group editor from the Property Group Manager or from an edit session. When you open the property group from an edit session, the property group editor opens to the appropriate page for the type of preprocessor being used.

  1. From the Property Group Manager:
    1. Double-click the name of the property group that is associated with the file you want to edit.
    2. Select the tab for the appropriate programming language for the file. Select COBOL or PL/I.
    3. In the category list, click Editor Configurations. The Editor Configurations page opens.
  2. From an edit session, right-click and click Source > Preprocessor Statements > Configure Preprocessor. The Editor Configurations page opens. If no property group is associated with the file, the Associate Property Group window opens for you to select an available property group.
  3. Click Use remote preprocessors.
  4. Complete the remote preprocessor configuration properties.
    REXX or CLIST invoking preprocessor
    Name of the REXX script or CLIST on the host that starts remote preprocessors. It can be user-defined or PL/I macro preprocessor. The preprocessor must be a partition data set member (PDS). The PL/I macro preprocessor is not supported on Linux.
    Preprocessor output location
    Fully qualified name of the output file that is downloaded from the host to the workstation after a remote preprocessor is started. It must be either a partition data set (PDS) member or sequential data set.
    High-level qualifier for preprocessor data
    A qualifier that is used to allocate a sequential data set. It writes data in the data set to be read by the REXX script or CLIST on the host. The sequential data set is deleted after the REXX script or CLIST is started.
    Preprocessor parameters
    Specify any additional information that is needed for the REXX script or CLIST to start the remote preprocessors.

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