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RPGLE code does not give an outline in Visual Studio Code

I am trying out Visual Studio Code for working with [SQL]RPGLE using the code for the IBM i plugin. It seems like it will work pretty well, except for a pretty major problem I'm seeing.

Whenever I open the source code for any RPGLE, it seems to act as if it can't recognize the file, despite the linter working. The major issue is that it does not give me an outline view. Instead, it says "No symbols found in document 'ABC.RPGLE'". This is true for both free-format and fixed-format. I have tried running the outline command, but all that it seems to do is pull the outline tab up.

This problem doesn't show up for anything else, including CLP, CLLE and SQLRPGLE. They all have the proper outline.

One other symptom I noticed is that a lot of the options when I right-click are missing, which tells me it's deeper than just the outline (although the outline is what I'm really worried about). Here's the right-click menu for both an RPGLE and a SQLRPGLE, respectively:

RPGLE_Right_Click SQLRPGLE_Right_Click

I don't know if this is a bug in the add-on, or if I'm doing something wrong. Google and the Stack Overflow search didn't seem to help, and there aren't any open issues on the add-on's GitHub repository, so I can only assume it's either brand new, or I'm doing something wrong.

Solution

  • I see an older post on the forums about a possible clash with a couple of extensions...

    • nielsliisberg.rpg
    • RRPG by SpineNetSystems

    Additionally, did you install the "IBM i Development Pack" or just Code4i? There's a number of extensions required. The package has them all, rather than installing one at a time.

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    If that's not your issue, you may want to post your issue in the Code4i forum.