[Tutorial] SilverDev Designer - RPG Development Studio

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Build a Grid and its Popup Menu with the RPG Designer

SilverDev Tutorial – Build a Grid and its Popup Menu with the RPG Designer
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Steps:
1. Build a new program ............................................................................................................................. 3
2. FormCreation ........................................................................................................................................ 6
3. Database Wizard ................................................................................................................................... 8
4. Add a Pop-Up menu ............................................................................................................................ 10
5. Saving and compiling the screen ......................................................................................................... 12
6. RPG source: Build OnClick Events ....................................................................................................... 13
7. Additional Tools .................................................................................................................................. 16
8. Whole source ...................................................................................................................................... 17
9. Compiling the RPG source ................................................................................................................... 19
10. Create a CLP program.......................................................................................................................... 20
11. 1st deployment ................................................................................................................................... 22
12. Result ................................................................................................................................................... 23

- To follow the steps of this tutorial, you have to install SilverDev on your server.
- You can download a free 60-day trial on: http://www.silverdev.com/silverdev-free-trial.php
1. Build a new program
Launch SilverDev Designer and select a context from the menu Tools> Context.

If you have selected the silverdemo option when installing SilverDev, the silverdemo context is diplayed in the list.
Select it and click the OK button.
Use the « + » icon to create your new program, in the Context tab :

The program appears on the Context tab.
Double-click the line to access it
Source and screen will be displayed on the screen.
The source file is already filled in.

2. Form Creation
Use the “Components” tool window to add a CSFL type component.
Select the component from the palette and click the form under construction to place it.

Use the “Inspector” tool window to modify the properties of the CSFL component.
The component must be selected (surrounded by black squares).
Modify the Align property. Select the alClient value. This means that the component takes up the whole of its parent’s space (here, the form).
Tip: To obtain help regarding the CSFL component, select the component and press F1 to display the on-line help

3. Database Wizard
To add columns to the CSFL component, you can double-click the component, but here, we will use a tool to import columns from a database file.
Use this icon indicated to display the “Database wizard” tab.
In the “Database wizard” tab, use the search tab.
Search for the SDDMBKS file (press Enter to start the search).
The list of corresponding files on the server is displayed.
Double-click the name of a file to display its characteristics.
A new window opens: select the IDBOOK, TITLE and PRICE fields (use CTRL to select multiple lines), and drag to the form under construction.

Another window opens, asking what you want to do.
Leave the default selection “Add to grid” and click OK.
Three columns have been created in the CSFL component.
The properties of these columns have been modified according to the file’s fields. You can change the properties of these columns if you want.

4. Add a Pop-Up menu
In the “Components” tab, select the CPopupMenu component and place it on the form.
CpopupMenu is represented by a square.
Double-click the square to add elements to the popup menu.
Window “Menu Designer” appears.
Right click and use the “New” option to create a new menu elements.

Use the Property Inspector to change the menu element properties:
- Call it itemRefresh, with the Name property,
- Set the Caption property to “Refresh"
Select the CSFL component again and change its PopupMenu property. Select the PopupMenu1 value.
This means that when a right click is made on the CSFL component, PopupMenu1 will be displayed.

5. Saving and compiling the screen
On the Form menu, Save and compile the form:
As you can see below, the screen is a *USRSPC type object:

6. RPG source: Build OnClick Events
First, we declare SDDMBKS books’ table:
In the RPGSPCIF block reserved for file declarations,
declare the SDDMBKS file.
You can also drag the file name
from the Database Wizard tab
To display the ruler, press F8.

Now we add the OnClick event to the menu element, itemRefresh. Tip: Press F10 to display the screen.
Double-click the CPopupMenu component and tick the OnClick event of the itemRefresh element.
Double click the OnClick line: the cursor is now in the source in the itemRefresh_Onclick event.

In the itemRefresh_OnClick event, we will read the sddmbks file
and fill in the CSFL component:
In the example, the words shown in purple are functions provided with SilverDev.
They enable the components to be manipulated via the RPG program.
To see the list of Silverdev functions, press Ctrl+Space to display the list of functions corresponding to the first letters of the word you are typing in.

7. Additional Tools
Press F2: to display the list of the window’s components and properties in a tree structure
Press Enter: to insert a component or property name
Press F4: to see a format prompt window

8. Whole source
// *===============================================================*
// * Title . . . : *
// * Author . .ADUVAL *
// * Date . . .2014-10-21 *
// * Project . . : *
// * Description : *
// * *
// * *
// * -Technical data-----------------------------------------------*
// * *
// * Main SDF .*LIBL/TUTO1 *
// * *
// *===============================================================*
*/BLOCK RPGSPCIH
// -------------- RPGSPCIH : H specifications (Heading)
*/BLOCK RPGSPCIF
// -------------- RPGSPCIF : Files declarations (F Spec.)
FSDDMBKS if e k disk
*/BLOCK RPGSPCID
// -------------- RPGSPCID : Data descriptions (D Spec.)
*/BLOCK RPGSPCII
// -------------- RPGSPCII : Input descriptions (I Spec.)
*/BLOCK RPGPARM
// -------------- RPGPARM : Program parameters and declarations (KLIST, DEFINE, ...)
*/BLOCK RPGPGMSTART
// -------------- RPGPGMSTART :Begining of Initializations procedure
*/BLOCK RPGBEFORECREATE
// -------------- RPGBEFORECREATE : just before form creation
*/BLOCK RPGAFTERCREATE
// -------------- RPGAFTERCREATE : After form creation
*/BLOCK RPGBEFORESHOW
// -------------- RPGBEFORESHOW: Before show(F1)
*/BLOCK RPGAFTERSHOW
// -------------- RPGAFTERSHOW : After show(F1)
*/BLOCK RPGPROCDEF

// -------------- RPGPROCDEF : User procedures
*/BLOCK RPGSR
// -------------- RPGSR : Sub Routine
*/BLOCK RPGTABLE
// -------------- RPGTABLE : Compile time array data (**)
*/EVENT itemRefresh_OnClick
‚* --------------------------------------------------------------*
‚* Description :
‚* --------------------------------------------------------------*
D Parameters ds based(pevtinf)
D Win 5u 0
D Evt 48a
‚*
D row s 10u 0
ccallpsdClear(F1:'SFL1')
C *lovalsetllsddmbks
c read sddmbks
cdow not %eof(sddmbks)
ceval row = row + 1
ccallpsdSetCell(F1:'SFL1':'Title':Row:Title)
ccallpsdSetCellNum(F1:'SFL1':'Price':Row:price)
ccallpsdSetCellNum(F1:'SFL1':'idbook':Row:idbook)
c read sddmbks
cenddo

9. Compiling the RPG source
Save the modifications made to the source via the “Members/Save member” menu.
Compile the program using the “Compilation/Generate program” menu.
If an error occurs during compilation, a dialog box will be displayed. Click OK.
The compilation results will be displayed in a new window. Compilation errors are shown in bold.
Double click a line to access the location in the source. When there are no more errors, the program will be created in SILVERDEMO.

10. Create a CLP program
Now, we are going to create a CL program which will add SILVERDEMO to the library list and run our TUTO1EN program. Write it as usual:
Or in SilverDev editor:
Open a New Member in the menu Members
And write your program:
Save it in the menu Members/Save Member
Don’t forget to change the source type in CLP

And compile in the menu Compiling / Create a program:

11. 1st deployment
To make the application available, you must have administrator rights. Check that your profile is in the SILVERDEV/PSVDADM file.
Launch MyDesk and right click where you want to make your application available. Then, choose « New application »
Fill the dialog box with the application title, the file name and the call command.
On next screen, select the app authorizations.

12. Result
An icon is now shown in MyDesk: The application is available.
Double click the icon to start the application that we have just created. Once the application is running, right click on the form and click “Refresh”.
The grid appears. You can sort it by clicking on the column headers

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