Ron This is not a matter for VTAM since an USSTAB is created from the assembler (and linkage editor - or whatever it's called these days).
The VTAM support is described in Network Implementation Guide - Chapter 3 Implementing a VTAM network - Using MVS system symbols. It does *not* include the USS tables for the reason above. Note that the SCAN suboperand is not required. This is there only to set an indicator for VTAM when loading the table to substitute variables at execution time. Since this is a matter for the assembler, I don't see why you shouldn't be able to use either the TEXT or the BUFFER operand to define USS message text. I tried to work out what is required for assembler from the online manuals but - it's not easy! I hope there's someone who knows the surely simple way to use MVS system symbols in assembler. The advice from Martin Kline - &&SYSPARM as far as I can tell - may well be correct - the need for the SCAN suboperand apart. Chris Mason On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:03:06 -0500, Ron Wells <[email protected]> wrote: >not a guro on asmblr... trying to figure out where this is to go and >coding it from older copy I have.. > > > >From: >Martin Kline <[email protected]> >To: >[email protected] >Date: >07/23/2009 03:16 PM >Subject: >Re: USSTAB >Sent by: >IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > > > >>Anyone have a copy/example of using &sysparm in the USSTAB for VTAM >>logon screen,, to place system-id on screen. I know there is something >once >>on the cbt tape but I do not have access to it.. > >No sample, but code "BUFFER=(addr,SCAN)" on the USSMSG macro, and code >within the buffer wherever you want "&&amp;SYSPARM". The extra '&' gets >removed by the assembler. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
