John, I agree that the new BIFs make things a lot easier. I am now using DCLEN() to determine a string's correct length in characters.
Still, it's a pity the function can only be used by itself on a SETA statement. As much as embedding it, makes HLASM whimper. I dare not mention what errors ensue when one inserts such a simple BIF in an AIF test... Oh well - problem solved, that's the main thing. So what if it takes an additional explicit assignment? Have a teriific new year, all of you! (it takes only 365 days and a dash of good hunour to assemble one) Cheers, Abe Kornelis. ========= ----- Original Message ----- From: "john gilmore" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 10:22 PM Subject: re: Evaluation of Count attribute for SETC variables This is an old anomaly, and the remedies were once at best tedious and error-prone, but the 'new' BIFs now make things much easier. The use of DEQUOTE, DCVAL and, to restore the status quo ante, DOUBLE has permitted me to put arbitrary nonsense coded by macro testers into monitory mnotes. Both DCVAL and DOUBLE do nothing gracefully, so that they can be incorporated into a standard sequence for routine use even in situations in which no ampersands or single quotes are present in the values of character set symbols. John Gilmore Ashland, MA 01721-1817 USA
