I don't know of any difference in expressive power and, no, you can't use it with a path.
ObVir I don't find Q and QQ to be mnemonic. YMMV. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Paul Gilmartin <0000042bfe9c879d-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Sunday, January 7, 2024 7:34 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: allowed characters in member name On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 23:42:41 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote: >Long ago (in OS/390?) IBM introduced a bunch of keywords equivalent to >subparameters of DCB, e.g., LRECL= is equivalent to DCB=LRECL=. I believe that >LIKE= was part of that. > Did LIKE add any expressive power that DCB lacks? I believe neither DCB nor LIKE can be used in nor refer to DD PATH= The alternative might be to use JCL symbols for common attribute strings. Combining brevity and mnemonic value: Q = "'" QQ = '"' Don't forget to mention them in PROCEDURE EXPOSE. SIGNAL ON NOVALUE would remind you, if you chose to use it. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to 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
