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Scott Mildenberger wrote:
Fixed format handles the below just fine, all you have to add is
the callp. I have been doing this for years. If you are going
to argue one way or the other in this debate you really should
understand what the other side is capable of. Otherwise your
whole argument will be ignored when someone sees a statement
True enough - I should have tried it. However since this isn't a debate
competition I hope that people pick out points based on their individual
validity and not on whether or not every point is completely correct
(i.e. if one thing is wrong don't throw out everything). Regardless it
is good to know that my example is simple under extended factor 2 style
fixed format.
like that below. Although I prefer the /free for coding I find
the extended factor 2 in fixed format allowed for code that was
almost the same in readablity and functionality.
Which brings me to this important point: all the discussions in favor
of fixed formant have all used examples that involve an extended factor
2. I believe that the extended factor 2 is simply free format for half
the columns. If we stuck to what I'm going to call "true fixed format"
then we would have:
<indicators> <factor 1> <operator> <factor 2> <result> <indicators>
Extended factor 2 is a sort of union between free format and true fixed
format. Everyone seems in favor of the free format part of extended
factor 2. Why not stick to your guns and go all the way? No one seems
to want to use true fixed format, i.e.:
callp function
parm parm1
parm parm2
Indeed, with the above true fixed format what I suggested is not
possible. You can't code:
callp function
parm parm1
parm parm2
parm function2
parm parm1offunction2
parm parm2offunction2
The free format part of extended factor 2 is the part everyone seems to
like. Let's just admit it.
James Rich
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