On Tue, 11 Jul 2023 13:48:31 -0400, Matt Hogstrom wrote: >I think “Special" is a more accurate term today. For instance, I’ve used them >to force some members to the top of a list based on sort order. > Classic MacOS allowed NUL in filenames and some authors employed it for that purpose, especially to control order of loading extensions.
It should work similarly in z/OS. An Industry Standard should govern COBOL nomenclature; otherwise IBM should consistently follow its own rules. Does PL/I straddle that boundary? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
