This is a very quick and somewhat dirty example:
/* rexx */
'alloc f(in) ds(lionel.doc(concinp)) shr reuse'
'execio * diskr in (finis stem in.'
'free f(in)'
do i = 1 to in.0
data = ''
if substr(in.i,72,1) /= '+'
then data = in.i
else do while substr(in.i,72,1) = '+'
data = data''substr(in.i,1,71)
i = i + 1
data = data''substr(in.i,1,71)
i = i + 1
if substr(in.i,72,1) /= '+' then i = i - 1
end
say data
end
Now have fun with this and I'm sure you can improve upon it for your purposes -
a generalized input prompt or allocation and same for output.
Lionel B. Dyck <sdg><
Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com
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kekronbekron
Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 7:12 AM
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Subject: Re: Concatenating lines
Thanks Lionel, what about when there's a 3 or 7-part line (2 or 6 lines with
continuation char respectively.).
Need a safe way to loop the 'else do' bit you've shown below.
- KB
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
On Saturday, July 11, 2020 5:26 PM, Lionel B Dyck <lbd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm not aware of one but that would be a very trivial rexx program to do so.
>
> This should get you started:
>
> /* rexx */
> 'alloc f(in) ds(lionel.doc(concinp)) shr reuse'
> 'execio * diskr in (finis stem in.'
> 'free f(in)'
> do i = 1 to in.0
> if substr(in.i,72,1) /= '+'
> then say in.i
> else do
> data = substr(in.i,1,71)
> i = i + 1
> data = data''in.i
> say data
> end
> end
>
> Lionel B. Dyck <sdg><
> Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com
>
> "Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is
> what you are, reputation merely what others think you are." - John
> Wooden
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU On Behalf
> Of kekronbekron
> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 6:37 AM
> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
> Subject: Concatenating lines
>
> Hi,
>
> Is there any program in any of the CBT tapes, or perhaps on someone's GitHub
> .. that makes concatenating lines easy?
> If a continuating character is found in column 72, append the next line to
> current line, and so on.
>
> Thanks,
>
> - KB
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