System z LPEX Editor

The System z® LPEX Editor can be used to work with COBOL, PL/I, Assembler, and JCL files.

System z LPEX Editor is an extension of the Base LPEX Editor. Refer to the Base LPEX Editor for details on using the Base LPEX Editor. The System z LPEX Editor topics document the extensions added by IBM® Rational® Developer for z Systems™.

The editor supports a number of features, however; the features that are supported are dependent on the type of file being edited. Some of the features available when you edit source files in the System z LPEX Editor are listed in the following table.
Table 1. System z LPEX Editor features supported by file type
Features Assembler COBOL JCL PL/I
Insert custom comments automatically x x x x
Syntax checking for lexical errors   x   x
Complete partially typed language constructs x x x x
Highlight language constructs in distinct colors and fonts x x x x
Filtering the view of the text by function, instruction type, comment lines, or flow-of-control statements x x x x
Add macros to the Assembler macro table x      
Online language-sensitive help x x   x
Ability to preset breakpoints in COBOL, PL/I, and Assembler source files before debugging.   x   x
Error markers, with hover information, are displayed in source files that have build errors. These markers are also displayed in the Remote Error List.        
Line break conversions (DOS-to-UNIX and UNIX-to-DOS)        
An outline view        
Ability to submit JCL directly from the editor, by using the submit command or the menu        
Open COBOL copybooks and PL/I include files that are referred to in a source file   x   x
Sequence numbers support        
Fixed record length support        
Lock remote files by using ISPF ENQ/DEQ        
Browse remote files        
Maintain column alignment when you edit remote DBCS files        
Autosave and file recovery        
Add customized commands to the editor menu to issue remote commands        
Enhanced find capabilities, including highlighting of all matches in a file        
Support a subset of ISPF editor commands        

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