Are SQL statement lines limited to 80 characters ? -- RPG400-L

Subject: Are SQL statement lines limited to 80 characters ?
From: Richard Schoen <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2026 17:44:35 +0000
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Maybe some of you already know this, but I just spent a couple hours debugging an SQL statement that worked great in ACS Run SQL but would not pass the SQLRPGLE pre-compiler test.

As it turns out I believe each line of an SQL statement can only be up to position 80 before you need to continue on the next line.

I read something that alluded specifying **free would allow longer lines, but that didn't seem to help.

Can someone tell me what the reality is for this ?

Am I limited to 80 line SQL statements in SQLRPGLE ?

Thanks

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Richard Schoen
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RE: Are SQL statement lines limited to 80 characters ? , Dan Bale
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