So, an ideal JCL editor would uppercase lines that start with // (but not //*) through the third set of blanks and not enclosed in quotes.
On Sun, Dec 8, 2024 at 6:46 AM Radoslaw Skorupka <[email protected]> wrote: > > W dniu 07.12.2024 o 17:20, billogden pisze: > [...] > > Should JCL accept lower case? IMHO, that is a more complex issue than one > > might first expect -- especially in "production" situations. > > This is another topic. > I don't expect JCL to accept lower or mixed case. I use uppercase in JCL > with no pain. > However JCL keyword values (PATHNAME) are definitely case sensitive. The > same may apply o DD * content. > Unfortunately when you take some job as a template you may get CAPS ON > just because the template does not contain any lowercase. However when > you want to type only uppercase code (ie. JCL) then any lowercase in a > comment may switch off the CAPS ON and this "feature" won't help you. > Monte Carlo. > > -- > Radoslaw Skorupka > Lodz, Poland > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
