On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:27:12 +0000, Schmitt, Michael wrote: > ... >Basically: > >- The system DOES pick up previous SET symbols on subsequent SET commands >- Yours didn't work because your CPPOBJ value is enclosed in apostrophes >- The system normally only resolves symbols in apostrophes when used in AMP, >PATH, SUBSYS, ACCT, or PARM parameters (DD and EXEC statements). Notice that >SET isn't in the list, hence your problem. > >But, guess what I learned today? "On parameters that are not in the list, the >system correctly resolves a symbol that is enclosed in apostrophes when the >symbol is immediately preceded by a symbol that is not enclosed in >apostrophes. " > >So by adding the &Z symbol before the apostrophe string, the symbols in the >apostrophes do get resolved. I set the &Z string to null. > ... I deem the complexity of this section insanity. It should just say "everywhere".
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