On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:16:08 -0600, Edward Gould wrote:
>> On Dec 19, 2016, at 11:55 AM, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
>>
>> Is there any way to insert comments in IEBGENER SYSIN? (Other
>> utilities?)
>>
>> I've been using the comment field in a "mostly harmless" command.
>>
>> Every computer language should support comments.
>
>I agree but this discussion is NOT about languages. IEBGENER is a utility.
>>
Oh, bullshirt pedantry! Utilities have control files with syntax and
semantics; close enough to the common notion of "language".
On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 18:10:58 +0000, David W Noon wrote:
>
>The old OS/360 utilities used assembler syntax for their command input.
>This means you can put as asterisk in column 1 and you can add comments
>after the operands provided you have at least one space.
>
Alas, no; or at least no longer:
---------- 4 4.JESYSMSG.text VA 133 <SYS00273 >SYS00260 ---------
1DATA SET UTILITY - GENERATE
-* Data set JOBOUT 4.JESYSMSG.text
IEB344I WARNING- INVALID STATEMENT LABEL
IEB336I INVALID COMMAND IN COL. 03
---------- 4 4.JESYSMSG.text VA 133 <SYS00357 >SYS00344 ---------
1DATA SET UTILITY - GENERATE
-* GENERATE DBCS=NO Data set SYS00359 4.JESYSMSG.text
IEB344I WARNING- INVALID STATEMENT LABEL
IEB352I WARNING: ONE OR MORE OF THE OUTPUT DCB PARMS COPIED FROM INPUT
Is there a no-op command as an alternative?
-- gil
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