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Browsing a data set

You can use the Browse option to swiftly open a data set or a PDS dataset (member) in the VS Code editor without setting up a filter. If you have installed BMC AMI DevX Workbench File-AID,  you can use the Browse With option and select the required option to browse the member using the VS Code editor or data editor.

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To browse a data set

  1. Right-click on a member name and click Browse. The member opens in the VS Code editor in the read-only mode. 

    If you try to modify a read-only file by typing the editor screen, you can see a confirmation message to switch the file to edit mode. If you click the Switch to Edit option, the file is opened in the edit mode and you can view the lock icon (image2022-8-8_15-27-28.png) on that file. Once the file gets closed (open in edit mode), the lock will be released from the file and the lock icon will be removed.
    If for any reason, the file is not switched to the edit mode, you can view the error message and the file will be displayed in the read-only mode. Similarly, you can right-click on the member name and click Browse to change the file status to read-only mode, and the lock icon will be removed.

Warning

Important

If you want to browse the member with File-AID data editor, right-click on a member name, select Browse With, and select Data Editor. 

If you have opened the COBOL program in the browse or edit mode, you can view the source in hexadecimal format. To view the COBOL program source in hexadecimal format, right-click on the source line you want to view in hexadecimal format and select Show Line in Hex Editor. The HEX EDITOR tab opens and you can see the source in hexadecimal format.


 

Tip: For faster searching, add an asterisk to the end of your partial query. Example: cert*

BMC AMI DevX Workbench for VS Code 25.7