On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 1:13 PM, Tony Thigpen <[email protected]> wrote:

> I am converting some assembler programs from VSE to z/OS. Some use the
> CNTRL macro to skip lines and pages on reports, but it looks like the
> system is ignoring the function. In the manual, I read:
>
> "The CNTRL macro is ignored for spooled SYSIN or SYSOUT data sets."
>
> Is this saying that since we are using JES2 spooling, we have to do
> something different than the CNTRL macro? If so, what is the normal
> alternative that is used?
>
> --
> Tony Thigpen
>

A fairly nice, short, description is here (ignore that fact that the book
is about AFP printing)

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.apku000/aansi.htm
​

​Basically, you specify a trailing "A" for ANSI or "M" for "Machine" to the
RECFM.​


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