On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:03:43 -0500, Ed Gould  wrote:
>>>
>> I was suggesting such context lines as guidance not so much for
>> the programmer as for the (ISPF) editor in creating valid sequence
>> numbers in the IEBUPDTE command file.  Likewise, the provider
>> should make the sequence numbers sparse in the vicinity of the
>> expected user modification to allow for insertions.
>
>That is easier said than done. I know of no utility that would
>accomplish this easily. Not to say it doesn't exist but I haven't
>
As I wrote here recently:

o Insert a hundred dummy comment lines when creating the source.
o Renumber the file.
o Delete the 98 interior dummy comments.

You now have a 98-line playground for the programmer to make insertions
in the USERMOD.

>heard of one. I for one would be happy to get rid of sequence number.
>I have vaguely heard of unix products that do this but have never
>spent the time tracking them down.
>
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Tally Ho!

Shmuel will advise you not to trust it; I've found it to be of good
quality and suitable for everyday use.  The GNU analogue is better.

-- gil

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