RE: RPG /free

I have tried creating a source file with a length of 240 and the compiler
still puked when I went over the 80 char mark.

I don't know, maybe I am doing something wrong.

Aaron Bartell



-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Silvers [mailto:msilvers@hbs-inc.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 11:02 AM
To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: RPG /free


Is that limit because of the size of the source file?  Could you create a
source file, lets say, 200, and then the limit would by 193?

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----- Original Message -----
From: Bartell, Aaron L. (TC) <ALBartell@taylorcorp.com>
To: <rpg400-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 11:48 AM
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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