Ken, Techniques vary so much with experience. Jon has valid points as do the other folks here on the listserv...if you have the time to create,test and implement its great ...but when your in a tome crunch ....different story, when it's out of your hands.
Scott ford www.identityforge.com Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand. - Chinese Proverb On Apr 13, 2013, at 1:37 PM, "Meyer, Kenneth J" <[email protected]> wrote: > Very valid point. I, among many, have to support older versions of the > mainframe. This means using common instructions rather than the latest > instructions. > > Ken Meyer > Software Architect > CA Technologies > @faqsman on twitter > > Long live zVSE and zVM! > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [mailto:ASSEMBLER- >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Jon Perryman >> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 12:18 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Length question >> >> It's not ignorance. TRTE is a newer instruction that might not exist on >> all >> supported hardware. I don't try to remember instructions I can't use >> anyways. >> It's not in the POP's I use so I can't consider it. >> >> Jon Perryman.. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >>> From: John Gilmore <[email protected]> >>> >>> John Perryman's post seems to have been written in ignorance of the >>> TRTE, TRanslate and Test Extended, instruction. Its availability >>> eliminates the need for his macro and otherwise much simplifies what >>> he proposes. >>> >>> John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA >>>
