Re: Infinite Loops and Explicit Exits

From: William M. Klein (wmklein_at_nospam.netcom.com)
Date: 11/15/04 

Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 22:36:25 GMT

Richard,
   The quote that Robert included was for fixed format. The issue is when you
code:

  01 A.

The "01" has to be in the A-margin, but the '85 Standard (semi-clearly) states
that the "A" can also be in the A-margin. What I don't know is whether this was
or wasn't also true in the '74 Standard.

"more extreme" - and related to the original question of where a period is
allowed, the question is whether you could (in a conforming '74 compiler) code:

 1 A.

Where "1" is in column 8
"A" is in column
    and
the period (full-stop) is in column 11 (i.e. the A-margin).

     ****

It is worth noting, that in the '02 Standard (but NOT the '85 Standard) even
when one uses fixed form reference format, the A-/B-margin distinction is
removed (so simply marking "free format" as an extension or from the '02
Standard) doesn't address this question. 

-- 
Bill Klein
 wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com
"Richard" <riplin@Azonic.co.nz> wrote in message 
news:217e491a.0411151314.626f8b34@posting.google.com...
> Robert Wagner <spamblocker-robert@wagner.net> wrote
>
>> Not having an official '85 standard, I say that based
>> on Micro Focus notation in their manual.
>
> In my MF manual it quite clearly states that all of 'free format' is
> an MF extension.

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