OpenEdge ABL Uppercase Keywords

OpenEdge ABL Uppercase Keywords is a VS Code extension for Progress OpenEdge ABL developers. It automatically converts reserved words and known abbreviations to uppercase while you type.

Why use this extension?

• Improves readability in legacy and modern OpenEdge codebases.
• Keeps coding style consistent across teams and projects.
• Reduces manual edits when writing ABL keywords.

Features

• Auto-uppercase for Progress OpenEdge ABL reserved keywords.
• Supports standard ABL abbreviations defined in the keyword list.
• Works while typing with common delimiters (space and punctuation).
• Command Palette toggle to enable or disable behavior at any time.

Installation

1. Open Extensions in VS Code.
2. Search for OpenEdge ABL Uppercase Keywords.
3. Install and reload.

Marketplace page: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=VitorPrimoSibin.openedgeuppercase

Usage

1. Open an OpenEdge ABL file.
2. Type a reserved word in lowercase (for example: define, for, find).
3. Press space or punctuation.
4. The extension converts the keyword to uppercase.

Command

• OpenEdge ABL: Toggle Uppercase Keywords

Use this command from the Command Palette to quickly enable or disable automatic uppercase conversion.

Scope and limitations

• Target files: language abl and files ending in .p.
• The extension attempts to ignore comments and quoted strings.
• Conversion is based on the bundled keyword and abbreviation list.

SEO keywords covered

This extension is designed for searches such as:

• Progress OpenEdge ABL VS Code extension
• OpenEdge keyword formatter
• Progress 4GL uppercase keywords
• ABL productivity tools for VS Code

Support and feedback

• Issues and feature requests: https://github.com/VitorSibin/UpperCaseOpenEdge/issues
• Source code: https://github.com/VitorSibin/UpperCaseOpenEdge

Changelog

See release notes in CHANGELOG.md.