How is MVC MYFIELD,A_constant_that_always_contains_'XYZ'
superior to MVC MYFIELD,=C'XYZ' What is wrong with literals, other than that they are always disparaged by programming textbooks and pedants? Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 8:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Literal Usage [was: Re: MVCIN instruction] The point is to use "meaningful labels", so the reader will not need to interrupt their study of the code. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

