Strange behavior of data structure subfields name autocompletion

[allthom]

Hi everybody, i am here to tell you about a strange thing happening on my pcs. I'have defined a DS like this:

Dcl-DS Prats Qualified Inz;
  prid packed(13:0);
  pridrac packed(13:0);
  dataPag date;
  dataVal date;
  gimocr zoned(6:0);
  gimolnd zoned(6:0);
  spese packed(11:2);
  diarie packed(11:2);
  totale packed(11:2);
  codAcgL char(6);
  cognome char(35);
  nome char(35);
  codAcgC Char(6);
End-DS;

Then in source when i try to write DS subfields name i get the autocompletition (see below)

but if I put the name of the DS inside round brackets, I lose the suggestion of the names of the fields of the DS

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Context	Version
Code for IBM i version	2.8.0
Visual Studio Code version	1.87.2
Operating System	win32_x64

Active extensions

``` COBOL (cobol): 10.3.25 Code for IBM i Walkthroughs (vscode-ibmi-walkthroughs): 0.4.0 Db2 for IBM i (vscode-db2i): 0.9.0 ESLint (vscode-eslint): 2.4.4 Emmet (emmet): 1.0.0 Error Lens (errorlens): 3.16.0 Git (git): 1.0.0 Git Base (git-base): 1.0.0 GitHub (github): 0.0.1 IBM i Notebooks (vscode-ibmi-notebooks): 0.0.6 JSON Language Features (json-language-features): 1.0.0 Merge Conflict (merge-conflict): 1.0.0 Node Debug Auto-attach (debug-auto-launch): 1.0.0 RPGLE (vscode-rpgle): 0.26.3 TODO Highlight (vscode-todo-highlight): 1.0.5 TypeScript and JavaScript Language Features (typescript-language-features): 1.0.0 WSL (remote-wsl): 0.86.0 ```

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Remote system

|Setting|Value| |-|-| |IBM i OS|V7R3M0| |Tech Refresh|12| |CCSID|65535| |Default CCSID|280| |SQL|Disabled |Source dates|Disabled ### Enabled features |/usr/bin|/QSYS.lib/ILEDITOR.lib|/QSYS.LIB| |-|-|-| |attr|GENCMDXML.PGM|QZDFMDB2.PGM| |iconv|GETNEWLIBL.PGM|| |ls||| |setccsid||| |tar|||

Shell env

```bash ```

Variants

```json { "american": "#@$", "local": "��$" } ```

Errors

```json [ { "command": "/QOpenSys/usr/bin/qsh", "code": 1, "stderr": "CPC9801: Oggetto MXCMD2RUN di tipo *DTAQ creato nella libreria QTEMP.\nCPC9801: Oggetto MXRSNDMG di tipo *DTAQ creato nella libreria QTEMP.\nCPF2111: La libreria ILEDITOR esiste gi�.", "cwd": "/home/MYUSER" }, { "command": "/QOpenSys/usr/bin/qsh", "code": 1, "stderr": "CPFA0A9: L'oggetto non � stato trovato. L'oggetto � /QSYS.LIB/MYUSER.LIB/VSCODE.FILE/RPGLINT.MBR.\nCPFA097: Oggetto non copiato. L'oggetto � /QSYS.LIB/MYUSER.LIB/VSCODE.FILE/RPGLINT.MBR.", "cwd": "/home/MYUSER" }, { "command": "export BUILDLIB=\"QGPL\" && export CURLIB=\"QGPL\" && export USERNAME=\"MYUSER\" && export HOST=\"172.22.46.4\" && export HOME=\"/home/MYUSER\" && export WORKDIR=\"/home/MYUSER\" && export LIBLS=\"MYUSER plus a very long library list QTEMP\" && env", "code": 1, "stderr": "bsh: BUILDLIB=QGPL: is not an identifier", "cwd": "/home/MYUSER" } ] ```

[worksofliam]

@allthom Do you have 'format on save' enabled? I am looking into this.

[worksofliam]

I have tried to recreate with no luck. Perhaps a video, or share the entire document/file where this is happening.

[allthom]

@worksofliam thx for your reply, any suggestion on how to make a video? Where do i have to look for the 'format on save' option? Anyway it happens on all my sources, sources are stored as pf-src member.

[angelorpa]

I have tried to recreate with no luck. Perhaps a video, or share the entire document/file where this is happening.

@worksofliam check this video clip. My option "format on save" is disabled but it should be irrelevant. When you write the data structure name inside parenthesis when open parenthesis is in the same line you lose the autocomplete suggestions for field names. Sames happens whit enums.

https://github.com/codefori/vscode-rpgle/assets/10833316/44f68190-cf2c-4902-8ede-30364518934e

[worksofliam]

@angelorpa Your issue actually looks different from the original issue but nonetheless interesting find. Thanks

[lgiammattei]

@worksofliam I noticed another "strange" behavior of the autocomplete function, again with DS. Let's say we defined a procedure block with dcl-proc; and end-proc; something like this if I start writing the name of the ds inside the dcl-proc block; / end-proc; doesn't solve it for me, look at the picture if instead I insert it into another block of code, perhaps an if or a do within the dcl-proc;/end-proc; it is resolved Sorry for the many images but from my devlopment pc i am unable to record a video

[worksofliam]

@angelorpa and @lgiammattei

I have fixed your issues and released them in 0.26.4.

[angelorpa]

now It's working like a champ. Thanks.

[lgiammattei]

@worksofliam thank you, I'm sorry but it seem there is another issue with scoping. I have this procedure long more than a couple hundreds lines of code. I have ds defined with LIKEDS keyword at line 193 it solve the names of the variables at line 194 it looses the scope :-( what's wrong with my sources? and after line 194 it doesn't resolve any other variable name i defined in the source itself also the IsIban indicator is not resolved for content assist it worked at line 185 but not at line 195

[worksofliam]

@lgiammattei are you able to share the source with me? I'd like to be able to debug this.

[lgiammattei]

@worksofliam the source itself is on a non public server, how can I share it with you? add a txt file to this thread?

[worksofliam]

@lgiammattei yes, sharing a txt file is good. GitHub Gist is also fine.

[lgiammattei]

@worksofliam here we go XXAA3604.TXT I've noticed, after line 198 it does not resolve, but after line 207 it solve it back, what a mess :-(

[worksofliam]

Can you share your definition of DSAnagraficaArbitri from your copybook?

I created a temp one like this, and I am not having issues - so I believe it's just an issue when coming from the copybook - shouldn't be an issue.

**free
dcl-ds DSAnagraficaArbitri qualified;
  Matricola char(1);
  Cognome char(35);
  Nome char(35);
  CodiceFiscale char(16);
  Localita char(35);
  Indirizzo char(35);
  CAP char(9);
  IBAN char(27);
  DataNascita char(10);
  LuogoNascita char(35);
  ProvinciaNascita char(2);
  Nazionalita char(2);
  Sesso char(1);
  Telefono char(14);
  Cellulare char(14);
  Email char(50);
end-ds;

[lgiammattei]

@worksofliam

Dcl-DS DSAnagraficaArbitri  TEMPLATE QUALIFIED;
  Matricola Zoned(7:0);
  Cognome Char(35);
  Nome Char(35);
  CodiceFiscale Char(16);
  Indirizzo Char(35);
  Localita Char(25);
  Provincia Char(2);
  CAP Char(9);
  IBAN Char(27);
  CRA Char(2);
  Sezione Char(3);
end-ds;