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On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 10:59 PM Schmitt, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > > I’ve had users complain that my application generated JCL with some lower > case comments, because it turned CAPS OFF when they edited the JCL, and then > they got JCL errors because they were entering key words in lower case. > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of > Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]> > Reply-To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 7:23 PM > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: ISPF Edit - how to switch off CAPS ON? > > On Wed, 4 Dec 2024 21:19:12 +0100, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: > ...: > I want to have CAPS OFF in my ISPF Edit profile. > Unfortunately whenever I edit/view any member with no lowercase > characters the profile is automatically changed to CAPS ON. > I understand such behaviour may be useful, however I need to have CAPS > OFF despite of characters in currently edited member. > . > <https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibm.com%2Fdocs%2Fen%2Fzos%2F3.1.0%3Ftopic%3Denvironment-initial-macros&data=05%7C02%7Cmichael.schmitt%40dxc.com%7C8771af02206143a309c008dd14cb6529%7C93f33571550f43cfb09fcd331338d086%7C0%7C0%7C638689586023301245%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=FOBV585e3xHevT0yf28KGCj1y1lGza9JNEmRqjN%2Bp64%3D&reserved=0><https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=environment-initial-macros> > > For example, if you want caps mode on even if the data contains lowercase > data, create an initial macro with a CAPS ON command. The editor first reads > the edit profile and the data, then it sets caps mode to correspond to the > data. Next, it runs your initial macro, which overrides the edit profile > setting of caps mode. > > But would you need to specify such an initial macro in multiple profiles? > Is there no provision for a default or "otherwise" profile in which you > could code a SELECT instruction to cover multiple data set types? > > I'm a strong advocate of minimal munging -- Leave my data alone! > The default should always be ASIS. > > In the past I've used Teletype-oriented editors which reversed the > 3270-culture conventions: "lower" meant convert all input to lower > case, and"caps" meant "asis". > > -- > gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected]<mailto:[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 -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
