You can select multiple local preprocessors to execute
before a compilation.
You need to have defined a property group on a local or remote
system and to have defined one or more preprocessors in the property
group.
To select one or more preprocessors to execute before a compilation,
do these steps:
- Open a property group in the property group editor.
- Navigate to the Local Preprocessors tab
of the Local COBOL Settings or Local
PLI Settings page.
- In the Preprocessors section, click
the check box beside each preprocessor you want to execute. You can select up to 10 local preprocessors for a single
build operation. The preprocessors are executed in the order shown
in this list. If no preprocessors are selected, then the source file
is compiled without the preprocessor step.
- To change the order in which the preprocessors execute,
highlight a preprocessor name in the list and click Up or Down. The last preprocessor selected in the list is the last
preprocessor executed. The output of that preprocessor, which is
the name of the file in the Preprocessor Output File Name field
is the name of the file passed to the COBOL or PL/I compiler.
- Click Ctrl+S to save
your changes.