02 OpenEdge - Riverside-Software/workshop GitHub Wiki

ℹī¸ OpenEdge is installed at C:\Progress\OpenEdge-12.8.

  1. Open a command prompt, change the working directory to C:\Workshop\Chapter3, and execute code . (ensure you include the . after code).

    Command Prompt

  2. You'll see an information message about "Trusting authors of files in this folder". Check the "Trust the author of all files in parent folder" checkbox, and click on the "Yes, I trust..." button.

    Restricted Mode

  3. Open the Extensions tab in VS Code and search for "ABL extensions".

    Extensions Tab

  4. Select the extension from "Riverside Software" and install it.

    Riverside Software Extension Click on "Trust Publisher & Install" Riverside Software Extension bis

  5. After installation, you'll receive a notification to configure the OpenEdge runtime paths.

    Runtime Paths Notification

  6. Open the VS Code settings, navigate to the ABL configuration section, and click on the "Edit in settings.json" link for ABL runtimes.

    Edit in settings.json

  7. Add the following configuration to the settings.json file:

    "abl.configuration.runtimes": [
  {
    "name": "12.8",
    "path": "C:\\Progress\\OpenEdge-12.8"
  }
]

Note: Although there is content assist for version numbers, you can specify any value here. This value can then be reused in any project configuration file.

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