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Subject: Re: Free-format RPG
From: Douglas Handy <dhandy1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 15:18:27 -0400
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Joe,

>Interestingly, if they were to do what I suggested and enable the extended
>factor two in fixed format, indent/undent would be the only difference
>between free-format and fixed.  And at that point, it would be purely a
>choice between which bugged you more: fixed columns or semicolons

Um, Joe, they couldn't do your suggestion on the extended factor two without
*also* requiring the semicolons at the end of the statement.

I don't want to rehash the arguments about why the delimiter is needed.  Go back
to the archives if you don't remember...

Doug

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