On Tue, 2 Jul 2024 20:05:13 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote: > ... >> What is the signifiaance o f the "name" of a stem? > >It's the value returned by the STRING method. It's also the default value for >missing (not dropped) elements. > Is the distinction between "missing" and "dropped" elements an incompatibility with TSO/E REXX, for which: <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=instructions-drop> DROP "“unassigns”" variables, that is, restores them to their original uninitialized state.
IOW, do SYMBOL(), VALUE(), etc. return the same result for missing, uninitialized, and dropped elements? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
