Edward Gould wrote:

>Sorry every utilitty has its own rules, just like languages (e.g. (no GOTO in 
>ALC but COBOL has one)
>ALC has a syntax a * in column 1 with a blank tells the assembler its a 
>comment. I “think” in COBOL a comment is a C in column 6) (don’t remember its 
>been years since I have looked at a COBOL program.

From COBOL Language Ref:

"A comment line is any line with an asterisk (*) or slash (/) in the indicator 
area (column 7) of the line."

----+----1----+----2----+----3----+-
      *    DISPLAY VALX UPON CONSOLE.

>Get over it there are rules all over the place.

Indeed. There was a discussion some time ago about SYS1.PARMLIB members 
different syntax...

Groete / Greetings
Elardus Engelbrecht

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