The preceding discussions of LE and AMODE(64) do not reflect a lot of acquaintance with it. To put the matter less politely, they are nonsense. Some familiarity with the contents of z/OS Language environment programming guide for 64-bit addressing mode, SA22-7569-06 or one of its predecessors, would be desirable before entering pontificate mode on this topic. John Gilmore Ashland, MA 01721-1817 USA
