Cannot use "Save As..." to create new member or stream file

[jkyeung]

If you attempt to use "Save As..." to make a renamed copy of the member or stream file that is already open, VS Code will tell you that the target already exists, even though it doesn't, and ask you to confirm the "overwrite". If you confirm, it gives you the error "Failed to save {name of the existing file}: No such file".

The only way I know to make it work is to create the target using some other means, and then do the overwrite.

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Context	Version
Code for IBM i version	2.9.0
Visual Studio Code version	1.88.1
Operating System	win32_x64

Active extensions

Code for IBM i Walkthroughs (vscode-ibmi-walkthroughs): 0.4.0
Emmet (emmet): 1.0.0
Git (git): 1.0.0
Git Base (git-base): 1.0.0
GitHub (github): 0.0.1
IBM i Debug (ibmidebug): 1.0.0
JSON Language Features (json-language-features): 1.0.0
Jupyter (jupyter): 2024.3.1
Jupyter Notebook Renderers (jupyter-renderers): 1.0.17
Merge Conflict (merge-conflict): 1.0.0
Node Debug Auto-attach (debug-auto-launch): 1.0.0
Overtype (overtype): 0.5.0
Pylance (vscode-pylance): 2024.4.1
Python (python): 2024.4.1
Python Debugger (debugpy): 2024.4.0
Python Indent (vsc-python-indent): 1.18.0
RPGLE (vscode-rpgle): 0.26.5
Rainbow CSV (rainbow-csv): 3.11.0
Rewrap (rewrap): 1.16.3
TypeScript and JavaScript Language Features (typescript-language-features): 1.0.0

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Remote system

Setting	Value
IBM i OS	V7R4M0
Tech Refresh	9
CCSID	37
Default CCSID	37
SQL	Disabled
Source dates	Enabled

Enabled features

/QOpenSys/pkgs/bin	/usr/bin	/QSYS.lib/ILEDITOR.lib	/QSYS.LIB	/QIBM/ProdData/IBMiDebugService/bin
bash	attr	GETNEWLIBL.PGM	QZDFMDB2.PGM	startDebugService.sh
git	iconv
grep	setccsid
ls	tar
md5sum
sort
stat

Shell env

BUILDLIB=*CRTDFT
CURLIB=*CRTDFT
HOME=/home/JYEUNG
HOST=SYSIDEV.ALLIEDBEVERAGE.COM
LIBLS=ABGTSTLIB JYEUNG CWLIB FANDA QS36F ABGDTALIB ABGPGMLIB QGPL QTEMP
LOGIN=jyeung
LOGNAME=jyeung
MAIL=/var/spool/mail/jyeung
OLDPWD=/home/JYEUNG
PASE_USRGRP_LIMITED=N
PATH=/QOpenSys/pkgs/bin:/QOpenSys/usr/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/QOpenSys/usr/bin/X11:/usr/sbin:.:/usr/bin
PWD=/home/JYEUNG
SHELL=/QOpenSys/pkgs/bin/bash
SHLVL=1
SSH_CLIENT=10.12.16.41 57671 22
SSH_CONNECTION=10.12.16.41 57671 10.30.11.100 22
TZ=<EST>5<EDT>,M3.2.0,M11.1.0
USER=jyeung
USERNAME=jyeung
WORKDIR=/home/JYEUNG
_=/QOpenSys/pkgs/bin/env

Variants

{
  "american": "#@$",
  "local": "#@$"
}

Errors

[
  {
    "command": "/QOpenSys/usr/bin/qsh",
    "code": 1,
    "stderr": "CPF2111:  Library ILEDITOR already exists.",
    "cwd": "/home/JYEUNG"
  },
  {
    "command": "ls -p /QIBM/UserData/IBMiDebugService/certs/debug_service.pfx",
    "code": 2,
    "stderr": "ls: cannot access '/QIBM/UserData/IBMiDebugService/certs/debug_service.pfx': No such file or directory",
    "cwd": "/home/JYEUNG"
  },
  {
    "command": "ls -p /QIBM/UserData/IBMiDebugService/certs/debug_service.pfx",
    "code": 2,
    "stderr": "ls: cannot access '/QIBM/UserData/IBMiDebugService/certs/debug_service.pfx': No such file or directory",
    "cwd": "/home/JYEUNG"
  }
]

[JonFP]

I was just about to write up this same problem. So it is not just you.

[worksofliam]

I don't believe there is an easy way for us to make save as work for streamfiles or members. I tried many months ago with much failure due to some API limitations. I will take a look again.

[JonFP]

If it proves impossible to implement, then at least it shouldn't even show the dialog. That is what is really confusing about the current situation.

Jon Paris

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On May 1, 2024, at 2:40 PM, LJ @.***> wrote:

I don't believe there is an easy way for us to make save as work for streamfiles or members. I tried many months ago with much failure due to some API limitations. I will take a look again.

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[sebjulliand]

I think there is a way to make it work...I'll give it a try next week 😉

[sebjulliand]

@JonFP @jkyeung you can switch to the latest pre-release that includes full support for Save As... Or wait for the next release 😉

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