ABL DataDigger Launcher for VS Code

A simple VS Code extension to launch DataDigger for OpenEdge ABL projects.

Related Software

• DataDigger is an OpenEdge ABL application for querying Progress databases, written by Patrick Tingen. A DataDigger instance is bundled with this extension, but it can also be installed manually.
• This extension depends on the OpenEdge ABL extension by Riverside Software.

Description

For every OpenEdge project with a configured database connection, DataDigger can be launched directly from the VS Code Command Palette.

You can either use a custom-installed and configured DataDigger instance, or use the bundled DataDigger out of the box.

Usage

At startup, the extension detects the available OpenEdge projects. Via the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P), DataDigger can be launched using the command:

ABL DataDigger: Launch

If multiple OpenEdge projects are detected, you will be prompted to select the project to use.

It is also possible to start DataDigger for a specific OpenEdge project from the context menu in the Explorer view.

Also, use command abl-datadigger.launchForDefaultProject to start DataDigger immediately from a Task or Action button (external extension needed).

Settings

User / Workspace / Folder

• DataDigger path Path to a custom DataDigger installation. When empty, the bundled DataDigger will be used.
• Add project client parameters When enabled, the OpenEdge project client parameters are added when starting DataDigger. Note: Changing this setting and/or modifying the OpenEdge client parameters in openedge-project.json requires a restart of VS Code before the changes take effect. Defaults to false.
• Extra parameters Additional command-line parameters passed to DataDigger on startup. Defaults to -nosplash.

User only

• Enable debug logging Enables debug-level logging for this extension. Defaults to false.

Related Extensions

• You may also be interested in the database query extension by Baltic Amadeus, named ProBro.
• See also my other extension: ABL Scratch Playground

Support

Please report issues and feature requests via the GitHub repository.

Licensing and Legal Notices

• This extension is licensed under the MIT License.
• This extension bundles source code from DataDigger (© 2021 Patrick Tingen), licensed under the MIT License. See THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES for details.
• OpenEdge and ABL are registered trademarks of Progress Software Corporation.