COBOL has succumbed to C interface by offering the Z'Character String'
which automatically puts a x'00' at the end. I want to do this in HLASM.
Originally, I did:
STRING DS CL7
ORG STRING
DC CL6'HELPME'
DC X'00'
But that is really odoriferous. So now I do:
&NULL SETC BYTE(00)
STRING DC 'HELPME&NULL'
Not quite as pungent, but better. Does anybody have a better way? Should I
just make a macro, perhaps DCZ, to do the above for me automatically?
This is more a technique question than a technical one. What would be more
understandable to most HLASM programmers?
--
"Pessimism is a admirable quality in an engineer. Pessimistic people check
their work three times, because they're sure that something won't be right.
Optimistic people check once, trust in Solis-de to keep the ship safe, then
blow everyone up."
"I think you're mistaking the word optimistic for inept."
"They've got a similar ring to my ear."
>From "Star Nomad" by Lindsay Buroker:
Maranatha! <><
John McKown
