RE: How to set tabs for free form mode

[Joel Fritz <JFritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sticky cursor--preservation of indent level--is a feature almost every PC
programmer's editor has had since the dawn of time.  I use the SEU indent
line commands in CODE.  I'd rather not have to, but it seems like that's the
best thing available.  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rob@dekko.com [mailto:rob@dekko.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 7:36 AM
> To: CODE/400 Discussion & Support
> Subject: Re: How to set tabs for free form mode
> 
> 
> Dave, 
> 
> There currently is no method to "beautify" the code.  And TPTB have 
> decided that you don't need that function.  In fact, they 
> have decided 
> that once you are in free form then you will never make an 
> error on your 
> loop structures, etc thus you do not need the View - Indent 
> option that is 
> available on fixed format code.  If you want this function in 
> free format 
> then you will need an enhanced editor, like SEU.  (And the 
> third party 
> product RPGAlive available at:
> http://rpgalive.com/
> 
> Sure wish they would add this to code/400 though.
> 
> It is probably considered a design enhancement to not do 
> large looping. 
> Break your code down into ridiculous chunks.
> /free
>  for x = 1 to 10;
>   if ary(x) >20;
>    // do this and that
>   endif;  // ary(x)>20
>  endfor;  // x = 1 to 10
> /end free
> 
> becomes:
> /free
>  for x = 1 to 10;
>   aryofxsub();  // define a subprocedure to break down looping
>  endfor;  // x = 1 to 10
> /end free
> 
>  
> 
> Rob Berendt
> -- 
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary 
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." 
> Benjamin Franklin 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > 
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