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John Murray · Jun 15, 2023 go to post

Thanks for the suggestions. The solution I came up with can be seen at https://github.com/intersystems-community/vscode-per-namespace-settings

It installs a class, runs a method in it to create the web app so it uses the correct namespace, then deletes the class. Actually, it deletes a whole package which I named %Z.IPM.Bootstraps with the idea that this could be by convention a package reserved for exactly this purpose.

I had to devise a little hack to prevent the deletion from happening during packaging, otherwise the web-app-creating class wouldn't actually be in the package, meaning end-user installation would fail.

Maybe there's already a better way of achieving the effect I wanted.

John Murray · Jun 14, 2023 go to post

Impressive, and I have some UI ideas. But your example doesn't use IRIS in any way, right?

John Murray · Jun 14, 2023 go to post

Laurel is out this week after Global Summit. Once she's back at her desk next week I expect she'll post more. You're also welcome to email info@georgejames.com and she'll reply directly to you.

John Murray · Jun 12, 2023 go to post

I think they might be MSM remnants. On that implementation of M(UMPS) $ZU() was the abbreviation for $ZUCI()

The term UCI was short for User Class Identifier.

John Murray · Jun 8, 2023 go to post

Thanks for confirming the fix. I'm publishing 0.2.1 now.

Please post enhancement ideas on the repo, for better tracking.

John Murray · Jun 8, 2023 go to post

Please change this to a relative path (no leading slash).

Also, there was a bug in how it handled a "docker-compose" type of configuration.

Please try this dev build by downloading the zip, extracting the VSIX and dropping it into VS Code's Extensions view. If it works for you I will publish a new version to Marketplace.

John Murray · Jun 6, 2023 go to post

Great article, thanks! But is the first paragraph of the section titled "Insert con archivo" a test that we read carefully? Or intended to prove it wasn't written by a chatbot (which of course it wasn't)?! 

John Murray · May 25, 2023 go to post

Yes, I recommend you migrate away from using XML exports of class definitions.

John Murray · May 23, 2023 go to post

Thanks for the positive response. IMO the main thing needed before the Preview tag gets dropped is feedback from %UnitTest users.

One motivation for publishing the Preview is the upcoming Global Summit, which I hope will be a good opportunity for in-person discussion about this extension and others. Find me at the George James Software booth in the Partner Pavilion. 

John Murray · May 23, 2023 go to post

Outline information is always available in the CHANGELOG, and instead of waiting for a post here I suggest you configure VS Code to check for extension updates without installing them automatically. That way you'll know when you update this extension, and it's easy to review the CHANGELOG in Extensions view afterwards.

I think there's also a Discord channel that notifies about releases. 

John Murray · May 17, 2023 go to post

It looks like you are trying to use "Import and Compile" with an XML export. This won't work, as it only supports UDL-format exports. VS Code users can create those exports from the ObjectScript view.

Based on the hl7, inc and mac folders visible in your screenshot it looks like you might want to set the following in your VS Code settings before using the export if you want to replicate that style.

"objectscript.export.addCategory": true,

I also suggest you start off by opening an empty folder in VS Code, then export into that. This will avoid polluting your existing working folder structure while you get the hang of using VS Code with InterSystems servers.

John Murray · May 15, 2023 go to post

Yes, you can do this in VS Code. Even better, when using the server-side editing paradigm a single VS Code instance can connect simultaneously to multiple namespaces on one or more servers, and you can drag/drop and copy/paste between them.

John Murray · May 15, 2023 go to post

With our 2023.2 release we are deprecating InterSystems Studio (deprecated
designates a feature or technology that InterSystems no longer actively develops, and for which better options exist). We will continue to maintain, release, and support InterSystems Studio for quite some time, and we appreciate that it is still an important tool for some customers. However, customers should be advised that we are not investing in it. Our focus is on VSCode.

In what sense is this an "attack"?

John Murray · Apr 24, 2023 go to post

For animated GIFs it would be neat if the DC software could use a technique such as this to automatically add a play/pause button:

https://codepen.io/chriscoyier/pen/pogQJER

That Codepen sample plays such GIFs by default unless user's browser preference is set for reduced motion (see the JS in the sample), but by not setting the 'open' attribute on the details tag (line 5 of the HTML in the sample) it could always start paused.

The technique relies on having a static image containing one frame of the animated GIF, so that would need to be done server-side when an animated GIF is uploaded.

John Murray · Apr 21, 2023 go to post

Did you try using the "Add/Remove Programs" option in Windows (might be named differently depending on your exact version)?