On Sun, 14 Nov 2021 10:19:12 +0000, Robert Prins wrote: > >> On Sat, 13 Nov 2021 13:54:15 -0600, Robert Prins wrote: >>> Replying via the website, so no context, apologies >>> (The upside of that was it got the timestamp right.) >> ... >>> //SET LI=4095 (skip link) >>> //*SET LI=0 (link if compile is OK) >>> //* >>> //IFLINK IF RC <= 4 & RC >= &LI THEN >>> >> Your use of "&LI" is not "intended or supported" syntax. >> The JCL Ref. says: >> • You can specify symbolic parameters on IF/THEN/ELSE/ENDIF >> statements provided that they resolve to one of the supported >> relational-expression keywords. Any other symbolic parameters, >> even if accepted by the system, are not intended or supported. >> Refer to “Relational-expression keywords” on page 366. >> >> Neither "0" nor "4095" is among the listed “Relational-expression >> keywords” > >It's fully supported, it has always been possible to use symbols for >return-codes, and for IF-THEN(_ELSE) at least since 1997, when I wrote the edit >macros to convert and parametrize production JCL using "COND" for our Y2K and >euro work. > If you disagree with the clear statement in the book ( SA23-1385-50), "not ... supported", submit an RCF.
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