Thanks John, You answered my question by your example. Unfortunately, it has opened a second problem with the use of compounds symbols. However, I will not ask it here, but will attempt to get signed up with the assembler list and ask it there.
C- -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Gilmore Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 9:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Macro Assembler Question It would be helpful to know what you are trying to do. Try explaining what that it without prejudging the question whether "compound variable names" are needed to do it. They are available at almost any level of complexity you need, as the identifiers of created set symbols and set-symbol arrays, as in the trivial example |&prefix setc 'Etaoin' |&infix0 setc 'Alfred' |&infix1 setc 'Prufrock' |&suffix setc 'Shrdlu' |&switchid setc '&prefix'.'&infix0'.'&infix1'.'&suffix' | lclb &(&switchid) ---identifier is: 'EtaoinAlfredPrufrockShrdlu' |&(&switchid) setb (t'&P2 ne 'O') ---P2= value coded/present? Again, tell us what you want to do. Doing it is almost certainly possible. Berndt's suggestion that this discussion be moved to the assembler list is a very good one. There is overlap among the readers of these two lists, but HLASM language constructs of any complexity bore and discourage people who don't use it regularly. John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
