Too sly, but inventive! I personally like to code "parse value function() with ."; safe with or without a returned value. -- Mike Harding z/VM System Support /sp
CMSTSO Pipelines Discussion List <CMS-PIPELINES@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 05/03/2017 11:39:04 AM: > From: Rob van der Heij <robvdh...@vnet.ibm.com> > To: CMS-PIPELINES@VM.MARIST.EDU > Date: 05/03/2017 11:41 AM > Subject: Re: Variable field selection > Sent by: CMSTSO Pipelines Discussion List <CMS-PIPELINES@VM.MARIST.EDU> > > On 3 May 2017, 14:30:18, Alan Altmark wrote: > > > I have pretty much abandoned CALL in CMS in favor of function calls with > > null return values. The REXX interface to CMS (REXEXT macro) suppresses > > any null command, so I can get more creative in the way I call functions > > without resorting to syntax crutches like the ones above. It ensures that > > there is never ambiguity in the purpose of a trailing comma. > > Or NUCXLOAD a module as 0, 28, and whatever good return codes you get ;-) > > Rob >
