> I'm wondering if I can avoid coding the DC statement, and do something like > this instead (I know this syntax is wrong): > > MVC 0(8,R1),=(AL3(1),AL2(2),AL3(3))
A literal is equivalent to a single operand of a DC statement, so there is no syntax similar to this that can be used. If you don't want to define the operand separately and you use the programming convention of having a separate LOCTR within the code control section for static storage such as literals, constants and executed instructions (which is especially useful for routines which only use relative branches) then you can simply switch to that LOCTR to define a constant with a systematically generated name. Jonathan Scott IBM Hursley, UK
