On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 12:40 PM, McNeill,Cliff <[email protected]> wrote:
> From JCL Reference, DD Stmt, DLM parameter > > Use the DLM parameter to specify a delimiter to terminate this in-stream > data set. When the DLM parameter assigns a different delimiter, the > in-stream data records can include standard delimiters, such as /* and //, > in the data. > > //DD1 DD *,DLM=AA > . > . > data > . > AA > True. I've used $$ quite a bit myself. But in the _general_ case, how can you guarantee that whatever characters you select will _not_ occur as the first two characters in the "sample" data? -- Computer Science is the only discipline in which we view adding a new wing to a building as being maintenance -- Jim Horning Schrodinger's backup: The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore is attempted. Yoda of Borg, we are. Futile, resistance is, yes. Assimilated, you will be. He's about as useful as a wax frying pan. 10 to the 12th power microphones = 1 Megaphone Maranatha! <>< John McKown
