Looks like an HLASM bug. Try it without the CODEPAGE option.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [[email protected]] on behalf of Windt, W.K.F. van der (Fred) [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 3:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CL8'' Nothing strange in the source code: FQMTEST + TO: E/E/RUS/FQ/AASM COLUMNS 00001 00080 Command ===> Scroll ===> CSR ****** ********************************* Top of Data ********************************** 000001 FQMTEST RSECT CDDECEE44DECCE444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 68435230092533000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 000002 DC CL8'' 444444444CC4444CDF77444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 000000000430000338DD000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 000003 DC CL8' ' 444444444CC4444CDF74744444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 000000000430000338D0D00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 000004 END 444444444CDC44444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 00000000055400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ****** ******************************** Bottom of Data ******************************** -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Seymour J Metz Sent: maandag 20 april 2020 9:36 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CL8'' Look at your source code with a hex editor. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [[email protected]] on behalf of Windt, W.K.F. van der (Fred) [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 3:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CL8'' If I assemble this (no variables at all): FQMTEST RSECT DC CL8'' DC CL8' ' END I get this result: Page 3 Active Usings: None R-Loc Object Code Addr1 Addr2 Stmt Source Statement HLASM R6.0 2020/04/20 09.31 000000 00000 00010 1 FQMTEST RSECT 000000 0A00000040404040 2 DC CL8'' 000008 4040404040404040 3 DC CL8' ' 4 END There are no variables in the source at all. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: maandag 20 april 2020 9:22 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CL8'' There is nothing wrong with CL8''. I guess &RQS has a value. //Mikael -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Windt, W.K.F. van der (Fred) Sent: den 20 april 2020 08:24 To: [email protected] Subject: CL8'' Hi, Does anybody know why this happens: Active Usings: None R-Loc Object Code Addr1 Addr2 Stmt Source Statement HLASM R6.0 2020/04/20 08.13 000000 0A00000040404040 1938 DC CL8'' 000008 4040404040404040 1939 DC CL8' ' I expected CL8'' to generate 8 spaces as well but it always seems to generate X'0A000000404040'. The source code is DC CL8'&RQS' The &RQS is an optional parameter for the macro that wants to generate an 8-byte name (or spaces if the parameter is omitted). What's wrong with CL8''? Fred! ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: The information in this e-mail is confidential and only meant for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, don't use or disclose it in any way. Please let the sender know and delete the message immediately. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: The information in this e-mail is confidential and only meant for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, don't use or disclose it in any way. Please let the sender know and delete the message immediately. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: The information in this e-mail is confidential and only meant for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, don't use or disclose it in any way. Please let the sender know and delete the message immediately. -----------------------------------------------------------------
