Tips: Eclipse IDE Equivalents to IDE Features in Net Express
The following table shows Net Express IDE features and their corresponding equivalents and locations in Eclipse.
| Functionality | In Net Express | In Visual COBOL for Eclipse |
|---|---|---|
| Project Control | ||
| Project filename | *.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 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 | 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 Copybook Paths tab. |
Build settings for the project:
|
ALT+F7 or click Project > Build Settings and select the corresponding tab | Right-click the project name and select Properties, (or click Project > Properties from the main menu). |
Execution environment settings:
|
The execution environment is Micro Focus Server. | The execution environment is COBOL Server. |
Debug settings:
|
|
DateWarp is present in the debug launch configurations. |
| Editing | ||
| Suggest Word/Content Assist | CTRL+G | CTRL+Space |
| Locate | F12 (or context menu Locate) | F3 (or context menu Goto Definition) |
| 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)
|
Double-click on an item in the search result to jump to the line in the program. |
| Bookmark | CTRL+F2 | Click Edit > Add Bookmark. |
| Compiling | ||
| Single file Compile |
CTRL+F7 (or click
check mark )
|
Right-click a program name and select
Single File Compile.
Note: This applies to native code only.
|
| 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 | Cleaning a project forces a rebuild. To access this, click Project > Clean. |
| Debugging | ||
| Start Debugging | Alt+D A | Choose Debug or F11 Before launching the session, create an appropriate debug launch configuration. |
| Stop Debugging | Shift+F5 | CTRL+F2 (or context menu Terminate) |
| Restart Debugging | Ctrl+Shift+F5 | From the executable in the debug stack view, right-click and select Relauch from the context menu. |
| Run | F5 | CTRL+F11 |
| Step |
F11 (or click
step )
|
F5 |
| Step All | Ctrl+F5 |
Resume
 on the debug toolbar.
|
| Run Thru | F10 |
F6 (or
Step Over )
|
| Run Return | Shift+F11 |
F7 (or
Step Return )
|
| Run to Cursor | Shift+F10 (or context menu) |
CTRL+R (or context menu
Run to Line )
|
| Skip to Cursor | CTRL+Shift+F10 |
ALT+F12, R (or
Reset Execution Point )
|
| Skip Statement | Debug > Skip Statement | No equivalent. Use
ALT+F12, R (or
Reset Execution Point)
|
| Skip Return | Debug > Skip Return | No equivalent. Use
ALT+F12, R (or
Reset Execution Point)
|
| Examine ' data item' | Shift+F9 | The Variables View automatically shows variable values on the current and previous lines. |
| Breakpoint set | F9 | Double click in the left margin to toggle a breakpoint. |
| Conditional Breakpoint | Click Debug > Breakpoint > Set Advanced. | From the Breakpoints View, select a breakpoint and edit the properties. |
| Break on Data Change | 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. |