Vscode extension that add's a menu item to the Zowe Explorer extension allowing to view and edit mainframe fixed files (FB=) flat files.
Files will be showed in a grid defined by a copybook that can be loaded from the mainframe or your one workstation.
Features
Read mainframe files with:
[x] Alphanumeric fields
[x] Numeric fields
[x] Signed numeric fields.
[x] Comp numeric fields-
[ ] Comp-1 numeric fields-
[ ] Comp-2 numeric fields-
[x] Comp-3 numeric fields-
[x] Comp-4 numeric fields-
[x] Comp-5 numeric fields-
[x] Binary numeric files.
Tip: other numeric fields will be added soon.
Requirements
Zowe explorer
Extension Settings
This extension contributes the following settings:
zFile.NumberOfRecords: Maximum number os records read from a file.
zFile.Copybooks.NumberOfPreviousCopybooks: Number of copybooks previously selected to be represented when the file is opened. Default value of 5 and max value of 20.
zFile.Copybooks.ListOfPreviousCopybooks: List of copybooks previously selected from the mainframe.
zFile.Copybooks.ListOfPreviousWorksationCopybooks: List of copybooks previously selected from the workstation.
Tip: The Number of Previous Copybooks is the same for the 2 lists
Known Issues
Save action must be made on the provided menu.
File mas be a fixed byte file.
File's lrec must have the same size as the copybook definition.
