RE: RPG /free

Aaron,

Remember, I'm a closet C++ programmer, so it isn't a free-form thing
with me.
It is a mater of syntax why I don't care to use the current /FREE stuff.

And apparently, it has been changed to allow support beyond column 80
anyway, according to???? Was it Scott?

Anyway, looks like it's a moot issue.

Bob Cozzi
cozzi@rpgiv.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com]
On
> Behalf Of Bartell, Aaron L. (TC)
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 11:20 AM
> To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: RPG /free
>
> >Long 80 column+ statements are a sign of a Visual Basic programming.
<g>
> (No offense.)
>
> He he:-)  Well I am not a VB programmer, but if that is how they code
then I
> might like them (J/K).
>
> Bob, the nice thing that /free lets us do is do indented nested
statements.
> A lot of code out there will be nested 3 or 4 levels deep which would
leave
> me next to nothing to do an eval operation trying to concatenate a
couple of
> variables together.
>
> For instance:
>
> If a = b
>   dow *in90
>      if java = 'slow'
>        select
>        when slow = 'reallyslow'
>            eval Variable = %trim(%char(Custno) + ':' +
%trim(CustFName) +
> %trim(CustLName)
>        endsl
>      endif
>   enddo
> EndIf
>
> In the above example it is easier to read on one line (IMO) than to
have it
> span multiple lines.
>
> Aaron Bartell
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Cozzi (RPGIV) [mailto:cozzi@rpgiv.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 11:11 AM
> To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: RPG /free
>
>
> As much as I dislike the /FREE syntax, RPG IV is not JavaScript.
> Statements do not need to be on one line. Long 80 column+ statements
are
> a sign of a Visual Basic programming. <g> (No offense.)
>
> I can't justify why IBM did it this way, but they did.
>
> Bob Cozzi
> cozzi@rpgiv.com
> Visit the on-line  Midrange  Developer  forum at: http://www.rpgiv.com
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com]
> On
> > Behalf Of Bartell, Aaron L. (TC)
> > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 10:49 AM
> > To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
> > Subject: RE: RPG /free
> >
> > <soapybox>
> > That is like giving somebody their favorite meal and then taking it
> away
> > from them when they are only half-way done eating it!
> >
> > Having free-format but being limited to 72 characters is VERY
> frustrating!
> > Especially when you have already done some scripting languages which
> don't
> > limit you.  I am trying to guess why they would have limited to that
> much,
> > but I can only wonder.
> >
> > I definitely appreciate free-format, but what's the benefit to going
> halfway
> > with it?  "Well we don't want to totally alienate RPGIII people
trying
> to
> > convert . . ."  The people that are learning free-format are going
to
> be the
> > ones that want to change and that are going to take the time to
learn
> > something new.
> > </soapybox>
> >
> > my .02
> > Aaron Bartell
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bob Cozzi (RPGIV) [mailto:cozzi@rpgiv.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 10:20 AM
> > To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> > Subject: RE: RPG /free
> >
> >
> > No!
> > You are limited to 72 or 73 characters.
> > Columns 7 (or is it 8?) through 80.
> >
> > Bob Cozzi
> > cozzi@rpgiv.com
> > Visit the on-line  Midrange  Developer  forum at:
http://www.rpgiv.com
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com]
> > On
> > > Behalf Of Bartell, Aaron L. (TC)
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 9:59 AM
> > > To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
> > > Subject: RPG /free
> > >
> > > In RPG free form are we limited to 80 characters for entering free
> > form
> > > code?
> > >
> > > Aaron Bartell
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