Mark Zelden wrote:
I just looked at yours and tried it and I can't see why I would need to trap the output. Running some simple tests, both seemed to do the same thing.
Try it from a console. A *real* console. TSO command processors often write messages with trailing whitespace -- normally unseen by the user. If you don't strip it off, those lines will be wrapped on an 80-column console.
I issued a LISTD command using your REXX and got: SYS1.PARMLIB --RECFM-LRECL-BLKSIZE-DSORG FB 80 6160 PO + --VOLUMES-- Z9RES1 Mine got: SYS1.PARMLIB --RECFM-LRECL-BLKSIZE-DSORG FB 80 6160 PO --VOLUMES-- Z9RES1 -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90045 310-338-0400 x318 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

