re: Column 80 Constraint Relief

[dlclark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

"MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 11/11/2016 
01:00:55 PM:
> "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 11/11/2016 
> 12:37:43 PM:
> > CL compiler has been able to compile source up to 120 characters for a
> > while (e.g., if you create a source physical file of 132 characters, 
all
> > 120 characters of column SRCDTA are used )
> >
> > IBM seems to have "hard-coded" the formatting of CL commands to wrap
> > characters beyond  column 70 to the next line regardless of how wide 
the
> > source file is, though. or at least I haven't figured out how to 
control
> > where the wrap occurs
>
>         Thanks for the heads-up.  I experimented with it and I was able 
to 
> get IBM to wrap to the *RCDLEN of the source file.  See Window / 
> Preferences / Remtoe Systems / Resmote Systems LPEX Editor / IBM i 
Parsers 
> / CL and change the automatic formatting line length to *RCDLEN.  Save 
and 
> restart RDi and you're all set.

        Unfortunately, though IBM left the Line Length parameter 
unprotected (at my RDi release level) when Automatic Formatting is turned 
off, the value there is ignored unless Automatic Formatting is turned on 
-- again, at my RDi release level.  Unless the behavior of this setting 
has been changed at later release levels, this sounds like a good RFE to 
me.

        I have gotten used to keeping Automatic indent and Automatic 
formatting turned off because I don't like the IBM Parser to keep changing 
my choice of line splits and line indents.  Some commands are much easier 
to read if I can split them and indent them as I see fit.  But, for quick 
formatting, I would still like to be able to press F4 immediately followed 
by ENTER to give me a place to start.  That place to start needs to 
incorporate the source record length and not the default wrap at around 
column 70.

Sincerely,

Dave Clark