RE: Free-Form vs Fixed Form. -- RPG400-L

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Subject: RE: Free-Form vs Fixed Form.
From: "Jon Paris" <Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 19:46:03 -0500
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> Does anybody have any views on why a move to free-form is not a good
> thing?

Check out Bryan Meyer's opinion piece on the iSeries Network web site
(http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/artarchive/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewarticle&C
O_ContentID=20297&channel=art&subart=auth&authid=318) - the article is
called "Got /Free" if that link doesn't work for you.  He covers most of the
common excuses as to why one shouldn't convert.  I can't think of any valid
reasons for staying with fixed form.


Jon Paris
Partner400

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