On May 9, 4:07=A0am, "William M. Klein" <wmkl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Both Micro Focus and Fujitsu have compilers that are free (or virtually
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) for
> "personal" (not business) purposes. =A0Both of them sup****t free format
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ference
> format.
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> =A0 SOURCEFORMAT"FREE"
> =A0 =A0 is the style that Micro Focus uses
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> =A0@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
SRF(FREE, FREE)
> =A0 =A0is the way the Fujitsu specifies it.
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> See the archives of comp.lang.cobol for how to get the "free" (ore
relativ=
ely
> so) versions of the Micro Focus and Fujitsu compilers.
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> =A0 =A0***
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> To the best of my knowledge, RM does NOT supply a free/low-cost compiler
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hat
> sup****ts free format reference format - which I think might have been
the
> original (misleading) question.
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> --
> Bill Klein
> =A0wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com"happytoday" <ehabaziz2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On May 5, 9:15 am, Robert <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Sun, 4 May 2008 15:07:24 -0700 (PDT), Richard <rip...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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rote:
> > >On May 4, 12:29 pm, happytoday <ehabaziz2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > >> What is the equalivent for the compiler directive SET
> > >> SOURCEFORMT"FREE" in NetExpress to be compiled under Rmcobol 85 ?
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> > >There probably isn't one. RM Cobol 85 requires the source code to be
> > >in Cobol 85 format.
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> > >"FREE" is a MF extension designed to inhibit the transfer of code to
> > >other compilers and ensure that MF locks in its users.
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> > Fujitsu and Realia sup****ted free form. Only IBM insisted on punched
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d
> > format.
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> > Free form is in the 2002 Cobol Standard.
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> I need it to try come cobol examples containing that statement :
> SOURCEFORMAT"FREE"
>
> SO I need a free compiler that sup****t that directive .
>
> Thanks
What about the RM-COBOL 85 . Does not sup****t that directive ?
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