On 11/22/2010 9:58 AM, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
No, no, no! I was referring not to the syntax of the macro instruction, but to the generated argument list to the SVC, which places options after the variable-length text string, requiring convolutions to supply a text string of unpredictable length in the MF=E form.
An ugly design for sure. Those options were clearly an add-on to the original design. I know that WTO can be a frustrating interface. The doc can't possibly describe all of the nuances. Often, you have to experiment with numerous compiles (and MNOTEs or assembly errors) until you finally get what you want.
Have you tried using the TEXT= keyword? -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90245 310-338-0400 x318 [email protected] http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

