Re: RDi 9.9 **FREE RPG parser

Hi Steve,

"Automatic syntax checking" on page "Preferences - Remote Systems - IBM i
Parsers - ILE RPG" is turned on but is not executed on loading a member
into the editor, because no errors are displayed.

I have to start the verifier by hand to get the errors, if the
"file.encoding" property is not set. Or I have to change a line to get the
error related to the changed line.

Thomas.


Am Di., 3. Feb. 2026 um 16:27 Uhr schrieb Steve Ferrell via WDSCI-L <
[email protected]>:

> Hi Thomas,
>
> If you have 'Automatic Syntax checking' turned on, the Program Verifier
> DLLS are called automatically.
>
> This impacts NL text, but ALSO those lovely hex color characters so
> popular to color 5250 source members.
>
> Steve Ferrell
> Team Lead Software Engineer - RDi
> Fortra.com
>
>
>
>
>
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> Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] RDi 9.9 **FREE RPG parser
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> Sorry, I made a mistake, because I forgot to start the verifier. I just
> loaded the member into the editor without starting the verifier.
>
> If I start the verifier I get the same error. The good thing is that
> adding "-Dfile.encoding=CP1252" to "RDi.ini" fixed the problem. E.g.:
>
> -Dequinox.resolver.batch.timeout=1000
> -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStoreType=Windows-ROOT
> -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=NONE
> -Xms2048m
> -Xmx2048m
> -Dfile.encoding=CP1252
>
> Thomas.
>
>
>
> Am Di., 3. Feb. 2026 um 14:58 Uhr schrieb Steve Ferrell via WDSCI-L <
> [email protected]>:
>
> > Hi Thomas and Daniel,
> >
> > Yes, the Program Verifiers (COBOL and RPG) likely need the work around.
> >
> > Java changed the default encoding on Windows to UTF-8. The Program
> > Verifiers are still expecting them to be CP1252.
> >
> > The compiler team is aware of the issue.
> >
> > If you don't use the program verifiers, you can turn off the
> > 'Automatic Syntax checking', and the errors should go away.
> >
> > Steve Ferrell
> > Team Lead Software Engineer - RDi
> > Fortra.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: WDSCI-L <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Daniel
> > Gross
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2026 7:12 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Cc: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] RDi 9.9 **FREE RPG parser
> >
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> >
> > Hi Thomas,
> >
> > on my side it's a source member - using CCSID 273 - German W11 -
> > German partition.
> >
> > But I will try that - could be the problem.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Daniel
> >
> >
> > > Am 03.02.2026 um 13:57 schrieb Thomas Raddatz via WDSCI-L <
> > [email protected]>:
> > >
> > > I use RDi 9.9 on a German Windows 11 PC and your test source does
> > > not show any errors when pasted into a member of an i Project.
> > >
> > > My workspace settings are:
> > > Text file encoding: UTF-8
> > > New text file line delimiter: Linux
> > >
> > > Opening the same source from a member on the IBM i (Object Table
> > > view) works fine (without errors), too.
> > >
> > > Maybe it helps setting property "file.encoding" as described in the
> > > fix
> > > list:
> > >
> > > Known issues:
> > > * On Windows, program verifiers issue errors for NL characters.  As
> > > a workaround, add the following in the rdi.ini after -vmargs:
> > >    -Dfile.encoding=CP1252
> > >
> > > I did not need to set that property.
> > >
> > > Thomas.
> > >
> > >
> > >> Am Di., 3. Feb. 2026 um 07:56 Uhr schrieb Daniel Gross
> > >> <[email protected]
> > >:
> > >>
> > >> Hi there,
> > >>
> > >> maybe I'm missing something or a default setting has changed, but
> > >> my RDi
> > >> 9.9 is flagging variables and constants starting with # as errors.
> > >>
> > >> **free
> > >> dcl-c #CONSTANT 0;
> > >> dcl-s #variable int(10) inz(#CONSTANT); #variable = #CONSTANT;
> > >> *inlr = *on;
> > >>
> > >> This little program is compiling without problems. But lines 2, 3
> > >> and
> > >> 4 are flagged as error in RDi 9.9.
> > >>
> > >> It's a wild mix of RNF3904, RNF3312, RNF3301, RNF0633, RNF3429,
> > >> RNF0607 and RNF0604.
> > >>
> > >> The same code isn't flagged in RDi 9.8.0.6. And as I wrote, the
> > >> code compiles without errors (on 7.5).
> > >>
> > >> The same happens with other sources - the example above is only as
> > >> short as I thought to have all possible problems
> > >>
> > >> So do I have something wrong, or is this a defect? And if it's a
> > >> defect, has someone a workaround until IBM/Fortra is supplying a fix?
> > >>
> > >> TIA and kind regards,
> > >>
> > >> Daniel
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