On Mon, 6 Nov 2006 13:37:50 +0100, Chris Mason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>... >I was commenting on the following instruction: > > MVC M1CC-1(L'M1CC+1),=X'402120202020' MOVE IN EDIT MASK >... >The task is to move a 6-character string into a storage area. There needs to >be some symbolic reference to the storage area so the M1CC variable is used. >... I'm afraid I don't understand what the issue is. Seems to be a matter of style. I see the task as moving a edit mask into a field that starts one byte prior to M1CC and extends to the end of M1CC. I have to build the mask so have to know that the length is 6 but M1CC-1(L'M1CC+1)explains why it is 6. Is that bad? Actually, if I had to do that more than once or twice I'd probably write a macro that builds both the MVC and the mask, and would (hopefully) comment it well enough that a neophyte would understand. Pat O'Keefe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
