Sounds like the user who complained when the application I support generated JCL with mixed case comments.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List <ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 10:01 AM To: ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Re: Is HLASM efficient WAS: Telum and SpyreWAS: Vector instruction performance On 8/27/25 06:27, Peter Relson wrote: > ct. > Anyway, if it's true, then doesn't it make sense to have mixed-case comments > (which are meant to be "read") even if the command requires upper-case? > ... As I said, I have relied on mixed-case comments to distinguish them from code, visually or in string searches. But I was once scolded by a regular contributor to IBM-MAIN when I posted a code sample (JCL?) with n mixed-case comments. Because viewing it modified his ISPF CAPS setting. CAPS should have a "Don't change automatically!" option, particularly for opening an empty file. -- gil
