Choosing an editor

The Remote Systems LPEX Editor is the default editor for AIX® COBOL files. You can choose an alternative editor, such as the COBOL Editor, by using the Open with menu item. You can also change the default editor associated with any particular file extension.

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You might prefer the Remote Systems LPEX Editor, however, for an experience consistent with traditional Eclipse editors, such as the Java and C++ editors and to take advantage these features, you might prefer the COBOL Editor:
Restriction: The COBOL Editor, and compare editor (when comparing COBOL files) have several limitations:
  • Double-byte character set (DBCS) limitations: Remote DBCS characters are not supported. Files containing remote DBCS characters can be opened in read-only mode only. Use the Remote Systems LPEX Editor to edit these files.
  • Bidirectional Text Limitations: Remote bidirectional characters are not supported. Remote files containing bidirectional characters can be opened in read-only mode only. Use the Remote Systems LPEX Editor to edit these files.
  • Other Limitations: Several features present in the Remote Systems LPEX Editor are not available in the COBOL Editor, or compare editor when comparing COBOL files, including autosave, automatic maintenance of sequence numbers, and preventing text modifications left of the information margin from shifting sequence numbers out of position.

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