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From: Richard on 4 May 2008 18:07 On May 4, 12:29 pm, happytoday <ehabaziz2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > What is the equalivent for the compiler directive SET > SOURCEFORMT"FREE" in NetExpress to be compiled under Rmcobol 85 ? There probably isn't one. RM Cobol 85 requires the source code to be in Cobol 85 format. "FREE" is a MF extension designed to inhibit the transfer of code to other compilers and ensure that MF locks in its users. > Where can I find a good documentation for Rm-cobol 85 ? You should have received a full set of manuals when you purchased the compiler.
From: William M. Klein on 4 May 2008 22:59 Actually, the Micro Focus "sourceformat(FREE)" directive works ALMOST exactly as free form reference format was defined in the '02 ANSI/ISO Standard - and is also similar (as I recall) to that which has been available in at least one flavor of Unisys COBOL compilers for years. I do not know if RM had/has such a feature or not. The OP should check his/her documentation (as was suggested below). -- Bill Klein wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com "Richard" <riplin(a)azonic.co.nz> wrote in message news:4c7aaf36-658e-4128-aa27-e8730ad30a17(a)w5g2000prd.googlegroups.com... On May 4, 12:29 pm, happytoday <ehabaziz2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > What is the equalivent for the compiler directive SET > SOURCEFORMT"FREE" in NetExpress to be compiled under Rmcobol 85 ? There probably isn't one. RM Cobol 85 requires the source code to be in Cobol 85 format. "FREE" is a MF extension designed to inhibit the transfer of code to other compilers and ensure that MF locks in its users. > Where can I find a good documentation for Rm-cobol 85 ? You should have received a full set of manuals when you purchased the compiler.
From: Robert on 5 May 2008 02:15 On Sun, 4 May 2008 15:07:24 -0700 (PDT), Richard <riplin(a)azonic.co.nz> wrote: >On May 4, 12:29�pm, happytoday <ehabaziz2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> What is the equalivent for the compiler directive SET >> SOURCEFORMT"FREE" in NetExpress to be compiled under Rmcobol 85 ? > >There probably isn't one. RM Cobol 85 requires the source code to be >in Cobol 85 format. > >"FREE" is a MF extension designed to inhibit the transfer of code to >other compilers and ensure that MF locks in its users. Fujitsu and Realia supported free form. Only IBM insisted on punched card format. Free form is in the 2002 Cobol Standard.
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