Here is the publication number SA32-0973-50 Here is the code from page 221
* PUTLINE PARM=PUTBLOK,OUTPUT=(TEXTADS,MULTLIN,DATA), X MF=(E,IOPLADS) * PROCESSING * STORAGE DECLARATIONS * ECBADS DS F IOPLADS DS 4F'0' TEXTADS DC A(TEXT2) FORWARD POINTER TO THE NEXT LINE. DC H'20' LENGTH OF THE FIRST LINE. DC H'0' RESERVED. DC CL16'MULTILINE DATA 1' PUTBLOK PUTLINE MF=L LIST FORM OF THE PUTLINE MACRO * INSTRUCTION. * TEXT2 DC A(0) END OF CHAIN INDICATOR. DC H'20' LENGTH OF THE SECOND LINE. DC H'0' RESERVED. DC CL16'MULTILINE DATA 2' * This is the output I get running under TESTAUTH AT +35A TESTAUTH GO MULTILINE DATA 1 MULTILINE DATA 2 IKJ57024I AT +35A TESTAUTH Here is my code * L R8,STBUFF PUTLINE PARM=PUTBLOK,OUTPUT=((R8),MULTLIN,DATA), X MF=(E,MYIOPL) Thid is my output 00028748 A7F4000C 12C9E2D9 D7C3D740 404040F2 *................* 00028758 F0F2F14B F0F5F700 90ECD00C 18CF41F0 *................* 00028768 00005800 C2E40700 47F0C030 00005200 *................* 00028778 89F00008 BFFDC02C 1B110A78 18B150D0 *................* 00028788 B00450B0 D00898F1 D01018DB D203B048 *................* 00028798 100047F0 C12A40F5 F6F5F060 E9D6E240 *................* 000287A8 4040C3D6 D7E8D9C9 C7C8E340 C9C2D440 *........ Here is part of the buffer I am outputting what register 8 is pointing to 20E0C5B0. 20E0C5FC 00480000 F0F0F0F2 F8F7F4F8 *..E.....00028748* 4040C1F7 C6F4F0F0 F0C34040 F1F2C3F9 * A7F4000C 12C9* 20E0C5D0. C5F2C4F9 4040C4F7 C3F3C4F7 F4F04040 *E2D9 D7C3D740 * F4F0F4F0 F4F0C6F2 40405C4B 4B4B4B4B *404040F2 *.....* 20E0C5F0. 4B4B4B4B 4B4B4B4B 4B4B4B5C 20E0C648 *...........*..F.* 00480000 F0F0F0F2 F8F7F5F8 4040C6F0 *....00028758 F0* 20E0C610. C6F2C6F1 F4C24040 C6F0C6F5 C6F7F0F0 *F2F14B F0F5F700* 4040F9F0 C5C3C4F0 F0C34040 F1F8C3C6 * 90ECD00C 18CF* 20E0C630. F4F1C6F0 40405C4B 4B4B4B4B 4B4B4B4B *41F0 *.........* 4B4B4B4B 4B4B4B5C 20E0C694 00480000 *.......*..Fm....* 20E0C650. F0F0F0F2 F8F7F6F8 4040F0F0 F0F0F5F8 *00028768 000058* F0F04040 C3F2C5F4 F0F7F0F0 4040F4F7 *00 C2E40700 47* 20E0C670. C6F0C3F0 F3F04040 F0F0F0F0 F5F2F0F0 *F0C030 00005200* 40405C4B 4B4B4B4B 4B4B4B4B 4B4B4B4B * *.............* 20E0C690. 4B4B4B5C 20E0C6E0 00480000 F0F0F0F2 *...*..F.....0002* Thank you -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Seymour J Metz Sent: Sunday, May 7, 2023 12:25 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: PUTLINE MULTLIN doesn't make a new line Please show your code. In particular, what is TERMPUT=? The term "unprintable" is vague; it depends on the particular character set and translation table. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Joseph Reichman [reichman...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, May 7, 2023 11:33 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU <mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Subject: PUTLINE MULTLIN doesn't make a new line Hi I have a couple of PUTLINE questions first does the MULTLIN,DATA parms When the format is in the way described in TSO/E services guide I mean forward chain point length (which includes 4 bytes for the len + offset ) do a new line break I went so fat as copy the example in the book (z/os 2.5 page 221 ) the two data lines appear on the same line second if I have unprintable characters in my message do I have to translate it my self (to wipe out the non-printable) or is there some way putline will do it for me Thanks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu <mailto:lists...@listserv.ua.edu> with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu <mailto:lists...@listserv.ua.edu> with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN