RE: RPG /free -- RPG400-L

Subject: RE: RPG /free
From: Buck Calabro <Buck.Calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:21:10 -0500
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>>> In RPG free form are we limited to
>>> 80 characters for entering free
>>> form
>>
>>You are limited to 72 or 73 characters.
>>Columns 7 (or is it 8?) through 80.

After reading Aaron's reply I did some further testing.
If the entire statement is beyond column 80 it works.
If the entire statement is under column 80 it works.
If a statement extends through column 80 it fails.

Sounds like a bug to me.
  --buck

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