I went with Tony's modulo/remainder logic (which is what I was trying to code in the first place), as it is more compact.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Friday, August 19, 2016 18:53 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Friday puzzle: CNOP 1,2 On 2016-08-19 16:01, Ngan, Robert wrote: > I wanted the length aligned on the odd byte, so the immediately following > (labeled) string was on a halfword boundary and could therefore be referenced > using a LARL. > How about: DS C Allow at least one byte DS 0H Pad to even boundary ORG *-1 Back up to odd boundary. -- gil CSC - This is a PRIVATE message - If you are not the intended recipient, please delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in delivery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate to bind the Company to any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit written agreement or government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail for such purpose.
