Changelog¶

All notable changes to IBM i & z/OS Explorer. This page is generated automatically from CHANGELOG.md and the GitHub Releases, so it always matches the published versions.

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[1.1.0] – 2026-10-09¶

Release v1.1.0 · ibmi-zos-explorer-1.1.0.vsix

Added – z/OS¶

Search text in a partitioned data set, or in every PDS of a data set filter; results open at the matching line.
Copy a member to another data set (with an overwrite check), copy all members of a PDS, rename members and data sets.
Data set attributes (organization, record format, space, dates, volume…).
Download all members of a PDS to a local folder, and upload a local folder into a PDS.
Jobs: view and edit a job's original JCL, and resubmit a job in one click.
JCL templates: generate COBOL compile + link (IGYWCL), compile-link-go (IGYWCLG), assembler (ASMACL) and "run program" JCL for a member. Add your own templates in the settings; the job card, load library and copy library are configurable.

Added – IBM i¶

Search text in a source file or in all source files of a library, and in IFS folders.
Library list and current library for CL commands and compiles, managed in the new Library List node (add, remove, reorder, set current library).
Object actions: delete, rename, object description (DSPOBJD), program references (DSPPGMREF), file fields (DSPFFD), and query the data of a file (first 1000 rows in the SQL grid).
Message queues: browse QSYSOPR and your own message queue, read message help, and reply to inquiry messages.

Added – general¶

Favorites: star members and files for one-click access at the top of each connection.
Compare with local file for any remote member or file.
Export and import connections, without passwords, to share them with colleagues.
Snippets for JCL (job card, IEFBR14, IEBCOPY, IEBGENER, SORT, IDCAMS, IKJEFT01…), COBOL, RPGLE (free format) and CL.

Fixed¶

Commands that need an item from the tree no longer appear in the Command Palette, where they could not work.

[1.0.0] – 2026-10-09¶

Release v1.0.0 · ibmi-zos-explorer-1.0.0.vsix

First release of IBM i & z/OS Explorer by Gaurav Gupta.

z/OS (z/OSMF REST)¶

Data sets:
- filters, PDS/PDSE members;
- open, edit and save back to the host, with a warning if someone else changed the member since you opened it (ETag check);
- allocate PDS/PDSE/PS from presets, create and delete members and data sets, recall migrated data sets, upload local files.
USS: browse, open, edit, save, create files and directories, delete, upload.
Jobs:
- owner/prefix filters, colour-coded status and return codes;
- open spool files one by one or all at once, cancel, purge.
Submit JCL from the editor (Ctrl+Alt+S) or from a member, with an option to wait for the job and show its output.
TSO and MVS console commands, with history.

IBM i (SSH + SQL)¶

Libraries: library filters picked from a list; each library shows its source files, members and objects.
Source members: open, edit and save; create source files and members; delete members.
Compile (Ctrl+E): configurable commands per source type; with OPTION(*EVENTF), errors appear in the Problems panel.
CL commands with history.
SQL from a prompt or a .sql editor (Ctrl+R): results in a sortable, filterable grid with CSV export.
IFS: browse, edit, create, delete.
Spooled files, active jobs with job logs, end job.
PASE shell: an interactive SSH terminal inside VS Code.
Sign-in: the connection wizard asks Password (kept in the OS keychain) or SSH private key file (picked with a file dialog).

General¶

Syntax highlighting for JCL, COBOL, RPGLE and CL.
Every request sent to the host is logged in the IBM i & z/OS output channel; passwords are never logged.
Debug setup:
- .vscode/launch.json and .vscode/tasks.json;
- start-debug.bat (Windows, one click);
- source maps and a rebuild-on-save mode (npm run watch).
GitHub Actions workflow that builds the .vsix and publishes a GitHub Release when a v* tag is pushed.