True, but it is a recommended best practice to start all rexx execs with the /* REXX */ comment. IBM recommends this because REXX execs can be transported to other SAA environments.
Joe On Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 8:58 PM CM Poncelet <[email protected]> wrote: > The "/* REXX */" part is required only if the REXX exec is to be run > from a PDS allocated to DDNAME=SYSPROC instead of to DDNAME=SYSEXEC. > > SYSPROC is for CLISTs, SYSEXEC is for REXXs. > > > > On 29/09/2021 02:07, Andrew Rowley wrote: > > On 29/09/2021 6:54 am, Bob Bridges wrote: > >> Purely by the way, but I've never really understood why so many REXX > >> modules I see start like this: > >> > >> /* REXX */ > >> /* Module: Name > >> Author: Bob Bridges the Magnificent > >> Purpose: Convert ANSI dates to internal format, or whatever. */ > >> > >> ...instead of something like this: > >> > >> /* This REXX converts ANSI dates to internal format, or whatever. */ > >> /* Module: Name > >> Author: Bob Bridges the Magnificent */ > > > > I guess the first looks like a statement with a purpose, the second > > looks like a comment that can be freely edited e.g. > > > > /* This program converts... > > > > Things may not be as obvious to newcomers as they are to those with > > more experience. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
