The following table shows Mainframe Express and Net Express IDE features and their corresponding equivalents and locations in Eclipse.
Functionality | In Mainframe Express | In Net Express | In Enterprise Developer for Eclipse |
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Project Control | |||
Project filename | *.MVP | *.APP | .cobolProj in Project directory |
Add file to project | To create a new file from the supported types in the project directory, click File > New, specify the type of file to create, and click OK. Click Project > Add Files to add existing files to the project. | To create a new file from the supported types in the project directory, click File > New, specify the type of file to create, and click OK. Click Project > Add Files to Project to add existing files to the project. | All files in the project directory and its subdirectories are automatically part of the project. You can exclude programs or subdirectories from a build using the Build Action option on the context menu. |
Copybook path | Via Workgrouping | Click Project > Properties, then click IDE and specify the COBCPY environment variable. | By default, all directories within a project and their subdirectories are included in the initial copybook path. To make changes, click Project > Project Properties > Micro Focus > Build Path and select the Dependency Paths tab. |
Build settings for the project:
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ALT+F7 or click Project > Build Setting for Project and select the corresponding tabs. | ALT+F7 or click Project > Build Setting and select the corresponding tabs. | Right-click the project name and select Properties, (or click Project > Properties from the main menu). |
Execution environment settings:
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Click Project > Project Settings and then click the Execution tab | The execution environment is Micro Focus Server. | The execution environment is Enterprise Server. |
Debug settings:
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DateWarp is present in the debug launch configurations. |
Editing | |||
Suggest Word/Content Assist | CTRL+G | CTRL+G | CTRL+Space |
Locate | F12 (or context menu Locate) | F12 (or context menu Locate) | F3 (or context menu Goto Definition) |
COBOL Find | CTRL+Shift+F12 (or context menu COBOL Find) | CTRL+Shift+F12 (or context menu COBOL Find) | CTRL+Shift+G (or context menu Find References) |
Compress | Tool bar compress (or context menu Compress) | Tool bar compress (or context menu Compress) | Double-click on an item in the search result to jump to the line in the program. |
Bookmark | CTRL+F2 | CTRL+F2 | Click Edit > Add Bookmark. |
Compiling | |||
Single file Compile | CTRL+F7 (or click check mark) | CTRL+F7 (or click check mark) | Right-click a program name and select
Compile.
Note: This applies to native code only.
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Build | F7 (or click build) | F7 (or click build) | By default, Eclipse automatically builds projects to keep them up to date. You can also build on request. To turn off the automatic build, click Project > Build Automatically. |
Build All | ALT+B A | ALT+B A | Cleaning a project forces a rebuild. To access this, click Project > Clean. |
Debugging | |||
Start Debugging | Alt+D A | Alt+D A | Choose Debug or F11 Before launching the session, create an appropriate debug launch configuration. |
Stop Debugging | Shift+F5 | Shift+F5 | CTRL+F2 (or context menu Terminate) |
Restart Debugging | Ctrl+Shift+F5 | Ctrl+Shift+F5 | From the executable in the debug stack view, right-click and select Relauch from the context menu. |
Run | F5 | F5 | CTRL+F11 |
Step | F11 (or click step) | F11 (or click step) | F5 |
Step All | Ctrl+F5 | Ctrl+F5 | Click Resume on the debug toolbar. |
Run Thru | F10 | F10 | F6 (or Step Over) |
Run Return | Shift+F11 | Shift+F11 | F7 (or Step Return) |
Run to Cursor | Shift+F10 (or context menu) | Shift+F10 (or context menu) | CTRL+R (or context menu Run to Line) |
Skip to Cursor | CTRL+Shift+F10 | CTRL+Shift+F10 | ALT+F12, R (or Reset Execution Point) |
Skip Statement | ALT+D, I or click Debug > Skip Statement . | Click Debug > Skip Statement. | No equivalent. Use ALT+F12, R (or Reset Execution Point) |
Skip Return | ALT+D, K or Click Debug > Skip Return | Click Debug > Skip Return. | No equivalent. Use ALT+F12, R (or Reset Execution Point) |
Examine ' data item' | Shift+F9 | Shift+F9 | The Variables View automatically shows variable values on the current and previous lines. |
Breakpoint set | F9 | F9 | Double click in the left margin to toggle a breakpoint. |
Conditional Breakpoint | Click Debug > Breakpoint > Set Advanced. | Click Debug > Breakpoint > Set Advanced. | From the Breakpoints View, select a breakpoint and edit the properties. |
Break on Data Change | Via list view | Via list view | To set a WatchPoint, double-click in the margin of line containing a WS item, or set it from the Outline View context menu. |