RE: RPG /free

["Bartell, Aaron L. (TC)" <ALBartell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Scott,

I am guessing you are using SEU to edit your code.  If you use CODE/400 you
can easily see 150+ characters on the screen (depending on what your
resolution is set at and what font you selected for your code).  But even
then why should the RPG compiler dictate how long I make my free form
statements?

I see the benefit because I am writing an RPG CGI program right now and
having longer lines would greatly help the situation.  For example I have to
put the following on two lines instead of one because I am limited.

#WrStout('<option value="' + %trim(IDID) + '">' +
      %trim(IDNAM) + '-' + %trim(IDID) + '</option>' + nl);


Aaron Bartell



-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Mildenberger [mailto:Smildenber@Washcorp.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 10:56 AM
To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: RPG /free


Aaron,

I for one don't see the limit as a problem because to me it is very hard to
read  source code that has lines much longer than that.  I prefer to be able
to see the entire line without having to scroll right and left.

Scott Mildenberger

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bartell, Aaron L. (TC) [mailto:ALBartell@taylorcorp.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 9:49 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
>
>
>
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