Progress 4GL Abl Script

A simple Progress 4GL Abl Script 4GL language extension based on incredible 3P plugin for Notepad++ from jcaillon (https://jcaillon.github.io/3P/). To use all features of this extension see the usage chapter on this README.

Repository

• https://bitbucket.org/canalet0/gps-abl/

Issues

• https://bitbucket.org/canalet0/gps-abl/issues

Features:

• A powerful Intellisense for Progress 4GL Abl Script 4GL that's support:

  • Include's informations
  • Temp-table fields
  • Database tables and fields
  • Procedure's scoped variables

• Intellisense also help's you with:

  • Database table's and temp-table indexes (show and auto-inject fields)
  • Procedure parameters

• Hovers / Tool tip's on code:

  • Shows data-type of variables and fields

• Code Navigator / Go to Symbol:

  • Temp-table definition
  • Variable definition
  • Procedures definition and call
  • Functions definition and call

• Check-syntax (command abl.checkSyntax):

  • With Shift + F2 you can test and visualize syntax error's

• Compilation (command abl.compile):

  • With Shift + F1 you can compile and deploy your programs

• Database information:

  • With command abl.dumpDatabaseStructure you can dump your database structure to use them for intellisense

Next's step's:

• Fix bug's
• Support for Progress Help
• Support for DataDigger
• Support for goto function call's

Usage:

Create a local config file for your project named .openedge.json, with the following structure:

{ "parameterFiles": [ "database.pf" //the path of your .pf file ], "workingDirectory": "rootPath", //root path of your progress workpace "proPath": [ "propath1", "propath2", ... ], "dlc": "dlc116", //path where progress was installed "proPathMode": "append", "databases" : ["srmovfin","srcadger"], //databases that you want to dump for intellisense "deploymentDirectory" : "C:/ro-115X" //path where .r will be deployed
}

Greetings

• OpenEdge ABL language from Camicas Christophe