When opening a data set item outside of the IDE, Notepad is the default external editor; however, you can configure other external editors to be available. Each configured editor is displayed on the
Open with menu option when you select an appropriate data set item.
If the
Remote Systems window is not displayed, click
.
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In the
Remote Systems window, log on to the mainframe.
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Right-click
Mainframe Explorer, then select
.
The
Environment dialog box appears.
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Click
Add Command.
A new entry, titled Note Pad, is created in the Open with configuration list.
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Edit the
Description,
Command and
Parameters fields with information about the editor you want to make available.
In the
Parameters field, the parameter
%s refers to the name of the file to be edited, so you should always include this parameter.
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Check
Save Mainframe Edits? to save any changes you make when using the editor back to the mainframe.
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Click
Save Commands, then click
OK.
The editor is available when you next select an appropriate data set item and use the
Open with option.
Note: You can also use the following options to configure the editors:
- Delete Command to delete the selected editor.
- Reset All Commands to delete all additional editors from the list, leaving only the default Notepad editor.