RE: RPG /free

the word /free starts in column 6 - where all compiler directives start.
the word /end-free starts in column 6.
Everything in between starts in column 7 or later.


Rob Berendt
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                    "Bob Cozzi
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Cool!
So is it column 7 or 8 where the /FREE stuff needs to start?

Bob Cozzi
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com]
On
> Behalf Of Buck Calabro
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 11:12 AM
> To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: RPG /free
>
> >> In RPG free form are we limited to
> >> 80 characters for entering free
> >> form
> >
> >You are limited to 72 or 73 characters.
> >Columns 7 (or is it 8?) through 80.
>
> It was easy enough to test, so I did.  On my V5R1 box I created a 240
record
> length source file (the largest SEU can handle) and shifted all the
code
> right 200 characters.  It compiles fine.  Not known to leave well
enough
> alone, I created a 1000 byte long source file and used Code to edit it
and
> shove statements out to the end.  That compiles too.
>   --buck
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