Re: More than 80 columns

Actualy, since even in /Free mode, your code can not start before column 8, you have only 72 columns to code in.  When you attempt to code past column 80, you get an error.
It would be nice to be able to have all 80 columns of the source data to use.  :-(

 
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From: David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 3:02:20 PM
Subject: Re: More than 80 columns

Bryce Martin wrote:

I think having to constently worry about what column I'm in so that I
make sure I'm wrapping my code cuts down on coding efficiency.  If I
didn't have to worry I could just hammer out code with my thought
stream as I would do in C++ or Java.  But I have to constantly break
my train of thought to worry about this limitation.

Well, I really don't consider it a limitation.  I write Java code as well as RPG ... and I don't think I've ever written java code longer than 80 columns.  Not out of habit, but because a single line of code that is longer than 80 columns is unreadable (to me at least).

When I write free form RPG I also stay within 80 columns ... a) because it's more readable and b) not everyone in my shop uses WDSC/RDI to edit. 

Maybe I'm just cranky today or something, but it just frustrated me
today to the point that I figured I'd check with everyone who has
been doing this much longer than me to see if they feel the same way
or know of a work around.  Seems like there isn't a work around.

I don't think there is a way around it.  I don't use the term 'work around' because that implies a problem, which I don't perceive.

david