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RE: RPG /free

>Remember, the /FREE stuff is a V5R1 thing.
I'm ok there because I do have v5r1 loaded.

Aaron Bartell



-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Cozzi (RPGIV) [mailto:cozzi@rpgiv.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 12:09 PM
To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
Subject: RE: RPG /free


Remember, the /FREE stuff is a V5R1 thing.

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 11:08 AM
> To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: 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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