IBM added lots of useful instruction on z but it's a hassle to get through code review when I use something they're not familiar with, e.g., extended immediate, selected halfword.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List <[email protected]> on behalf of Ed Jaffe <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2025 4:27 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: LOAD ON CONDITION External Message: Use Caution I just coded this and it was kinda fun: LOCGHINP R6,1 Set to 1 if not positive -- Phoenix Software International Edward E. Jaffe 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90245 https://secure-web.cisco.com/1QfS572XcOjH19Mab4B6e1cmHarP-aRawXkSnUZNHzD6PnlEFFWuHy_Fp3osA62qZ2lpnA9Ltm9Yr52-BK7oMVeJvU7M-YiVtNKy_Iuc9DUZY9nIN3RWG2KTAwHC_XIcrrWqKYkVp5N8Cdpg18X9phEVnlmhbLeA7NnHSBODPL_jL5Zv6Vy_Rt9HDJ8eryZlyIrf9ECuKcDEI0f7wMNBA1jPKW2dqeYLwD67xj5JjDu9q7txO5MDpg1vtikGASj1ALTXLnJ8qxxEbTzSbB387MzMrAwRxyKs1kffRIqywcPlaJe0frjuJaKZOqKkaqME56SaLjs1aHrOadutKOTrjQe8StPLsnYjtzQVPvyDBXqUM04Th_RzXlwQ04N1TvwcIF9h7qbnAA_z1wZtJHdLuOq3OtYEJ72YJLwmKRUZML3w/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.phoenixsoftware.com%2F -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail message, including any attachments, appended messages and the information contained therein, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient or have otherwise received this email message in error, any use, dissemination, distribution, review, storage or copying of this e-mail message and the information contained therein is strictly prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of this email message and do not otherwise utilize or retain this email message or any or all of the information contained therein. Although this email message and any attachments or appended messages are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by the sender for any loss or damage arising in any way from its opening or use.
