It is still true that DS 0H forces alignment.

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Hi Allan,
As a rule, "DS 0H" used to be safer than "EQU *" since the former forces
half-word alignment.
(I do not know if that is still true.)

Regards,
David


On 2024-10-02 08:38, Allan Staller wrote:
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> Suggested code change to resolve..
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> Subject: Question on HLASM - B to a DROP statement!?!
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> Suggested code change to resolve:
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>           B  DROPR11
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> DROPR11 EQU  *
>           DROP R11
>           LA   R1,xxxxx  (or something similar)
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