Re: ESQL for ODBC for GnuCobol - improvement request on comment rows

[Simon Sobisch]

Am 02.02.2023 um 11:49 schrieb gidesa@interfree.it:
> Hello,
> I have tested the ESQL for ODBC preprocessor with Firebird database,
> and it works perfectly. Thanks!

:-)

> I have a request. Esql add some comment rows to original source.
> These comments have an asterisk * at column 7. This is good for
> Cobol fixed format. But it not works with the modern free format.
> If the comments start from column 7, as now, and BEGINS WITH *> then
> they will work  with fixed format and free format.
> Anyway, Esql is a great program.
> Thank to  Sergey!
>
> Giandomenico De Sanctis
>
> Rome - Italy

esqloc already has a  "-free" option - but this only returns "not
implemented yet".

The reason is likely that it is a bit more complicated than just
adjusting the output - because esqloc:

* also needs to _recognize_ comments
* needs to handle lines > 72 character positions in free format

But I'll give the implementation a try with the additional rules:

* all sources processed together have to be in either fixed or free format
* you explicit have to specify -free if that is used (no recognition of
>> SOURCE FORMAT directive)

Simon