Use these preferences to control how PL/I files are
imported. These settings affect all PL/I files that you import into the workspace,
for any project.
To set preferences for importing PL/I files:
- On the workbench menu bar, select . The Preferences window
opens.
- In the left pane of the Preferences window, expand Importer and
select PL/I.
Note: When using single-service
projects and PL/I functions, UNCHECK Enable IMS™ support.
- Change the preferences (see the following information).
For a more detailed description of these options see the Enterprise
PL/I for z/OS® Programming
Guide Version 3 Release 6, available from the Enterprise PL/I for z/OS Web
site.
On the
General tab the options are as follows:
- Platform
- Specifies the target generation platform. Select the appropriate value
from the pull down list.
- Code Page
- Specifies the code page for the locale. Select the appropriate value
from the popup window. See Supported code pages (CCSIDs).
- Enable IMS support
- Select the check box if this option is desired.
- Floating point format
- Specifies the floating point format. Select the appropriate value from
the pull down list.
- Endian
- Select the appropriate value from the available options.
- Specify the PL/I options
-
- DBCS option
- Select the appropriate value from the available options.
- Graphic option
- Select the appropriate value from the available options.
- File Extension Support
- Specify the file extension support. To change the value, select support
for a specific file extension and then, using the pulldown arrow, select the
new value from the pull down list.
On the
More PL/I options tab the options are as follows:
- Specify the PL/I options
-
- Error message language
- Specifies the error message language. Select the appropriate value from
the pull down list.
- LIMITS
- NAME:
- Specifies the maximum length of variable names in your program. The maximum
value allowed is 100; the minimum value is 31.
- EXTNAME:
- Specifies the maximum length for EXTERNAL name. The maximum value allowed
100; the minimum value is 7.
- FIXEDBIN:
- Select the appropriate value from the pull down list.
- FIXEDEC:
- Select the appropriate value from the pull down list.
- Margins
- Left: The column number of the leftmost character (first data
byte) that is processed by the compiler. This value cannot exceed 100.
- Right: The column number of the rightmost character (last data
byte) that is processed by the compiler. This value should be greater that
the value of Left but the value cannot exceed 200, except under MVS™ batch
where the value cannot exceed 100.
- Macro preprocessor
- Select the appropriate value from the available options.
- SYSPARM The SYSPARM option allows you to specify the value of the
string that is returned by the macro facility built-in function SYSPARM.
- Character conversion
- BLANK
- Specifies the blank character. Enter the appropriate value in the space
provided.
- Currency sign
- Specifies the currency sign. Enter the appropriate value in the space
provided.
- NOT
- Specifies the character for NOT. Enter the appropriate value in the space
provided.
- OR
- Specifies the character for OR. Enter the appropriate value in the space
provided.
- NAMES
- Select the appropriate value from the available options.
For a more detailed description of these options see the Enterprise
PL/I for z/OS Programming
Guide Version 3 Release 6, available from the Enterprise PL/I for z/OS Web
site at http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/pli/plizos/.