Re: Are SQL statement lines limited to 80 characters ?

For **free I can say, it's only limited by the line length of the source file. 

HTH
Daniel


> Am 06.02.2026 um 18:44 schrieb Richard Schoen <[email protected]>:
> 
> Maybe some of you already know this, but I just spent a couple hours debugging an SQL statement that worked great in ACS Run SQL but would not pass the SQLRPGLE pre-compiler test.
> 
> As it turns out I believe each line of an SQL statement can only be up to position 80 before you need to continue on the next line.
> 
> I read something that alluded specifying **free would allow longer lines, but that didn't seem to help.
> 
> Can someone tell me what the reality is for this ?
> 
> Am I limited to 80 line SQL statements in SQLRPGLE ?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Regards,
> Richard Schoen
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