Configuration for Writing COBOL Without Column 8 Convention

[scialo]

Hello,

I’m using the COBOL extension for Visual Studio Code, and I have a question regarding the configuration. I prefer to write my ACUCOBOL code starting from column 1 rather than following the traditional column 8 convention.

Is there a way to configure the extension to support this style? Specifically:

Disable fixed-format rules or column alignment checks.
Allow writing code starting at column 1 without warnings or formatting issues.

I’ve looked at the settings but wasn’t sure how to properly adjust them for this case. Could you provide guidance or recommend the correct configuration?

Thank you in advance for your help!

[spgennard]

I use these..

settings": {

        "[ACUCOBOL]": {

            "workbench.editor.languageDetection": false,

            "editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled": true,

            "editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": false,

            "editor.insertSpaces": true,

            "editor.guides.indentation": false,

            "files.autoGuessEncoding": false,

            "editor.autoIndent": "full",

            "editor.formatOnType": false,

            "editor.rulers": [

                4

            ],

            "editor.detectIndentation": false,

            "editor.wordSeparators": "`~!#$%^&*()=+[{]}\\|;:'\",.<>/?"

        },

        "coboleditor.fileformat": [

            {

                "pattern": "**/*.cbl",

                "sourceformat": "terminal"

            }

        ],

        "coboleditor.tabstops": [

            0,

            4,

            8

        ],

        "files.associations": {

            "*.cob": "ACUCOBOL",

            "*.COB": "ACUCOBOL",

            "*.cbl": "ACUCOBOL",

            "*.CBL": "ACUCOBOL",

            "*.cblle": "ACUCOBOL",

            "*.CBLLE": "ACUCOBOL",

            "*.sqlcblle": "ACUCOBOL",

            "*.SQLCBLLE": "ACUCOBOL",

            "*.cobol": "ACUCOBOL",

            "*.COBOL": "ACUCOBOL",

            "*.scbl": "ACUCOBOL",

            "*.SCBL": "ACUCOBOL",

            "*.pco": "ACUCOBOL",

            "*.PCO": "ACUCOBOL",

            "*.eco": "ACUCOBOL",

            "*.ECO": "ACUCOBOL",

            "*.copy": "ACUCOBOL",

            "*.COPY": "ACUCOBOL",

            "*.cobcopy": "ACUCOBOL",

            "*.COBCOPY": "ACUCOBOL"

        }

    }

[scialo]

i will try it

thanks

[spgennard]

Plz close if you are happy or continue

[spgennard]

Okay. Thanks