There is a limitation on parms of 100 bytes if memory serves me.

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On Mar 7, 2012, at 5:20 PM, Charles Mills <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yup. That's what I was referring to when I said " I'm sure I could wrestle
> with the rules for continuing quoted parameters, but that makes an obscure,
> difficult to maintain mess IMHO."
> 
> Charles
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
> Of R.S.
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 1:40 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Tips for continuing DD statement with only one parameter field
> 
> JCL Reference is your friend:
> 
> //S1       EXEC PGM=IEFBR14,PARM='THIS IS A LONG PARAMETER WITHIN APOST
> //             ROPHES, CONTINUED IN COLUMN 16 OF THE NEXT RECORD'
> 
> Example 4 shows continuation of a parameter field when a parameter is 
> enclosed in apostrophes. The parameter field is continued from column 71 
> of the first card image to column 16 of the second.
> 
> APOST - 'T' has to be on 71th column
> ROPHES - 'R' has to be on 16th column.
> 
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