Re: Demise of PDM

I have VScode open all day but I’m fling
Ing around  PDM constantly looking for what I want to change, making small
fixes etc.


On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 2:19 PM Greg Wilburn <
[email protected]> wrote:

> OK... I believe I went there once, not sure why I changed back.
>
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> Wilt
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> Don't submit the compiles to batch from RDi...
> Then it's simply a matter of opening the Command Log window..
>
> Charles
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 12:02 PM Greg Wilburn <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
> > So I've read different things about PDM going away (currently on 7.5).
> > But I still find myself using it.  Why?
> > Compiling in RDi leaves a lot to be desired when using service programs.
> > Any errors during the binding step are all but "invisible" from purely
> RDi.
> >
> > Ran into it again today... I have to use PDM to compile SQLRPGLE member
> > because I had a typo in the binding directory name.
> > In RDI is see
> > "CPF3C50 Program MYPROGRAM not created."
> >
> > Not helpful.
> >
> > Is there any (easy) way to see these types of errors?
> >
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