Richard, I toyed with it a very, very long time ago. Then decided to let it be.
Even with continuation in col 72, you can still use 73-80 for comments ;-) Kind regards, Abe === On 08/07/2026 22:19, Richard Zierdt wrote: > Anyone using ICTL in assembly language? > > ICTL 1,79,16 moves the continuation column to 80, allowing more "free form" > coding, leaving more room for comments, and not having to worry about where > that pesky column 72 is, which is effectively moved to column 80 where it's > easier to see and code for when necessary. > > When a macro is invoked, the assembler mixes "traditional" code with a > "non-standard" ICTL directive. > > Yeah, 73-80 was for sequence numbers, but I haven't dropped a deck of cards > for some time now. > > Richard Zierdt > > Confidentiality Warning/Avertissement de confidentialité: > > This message is intended only for the named recipients. This message may > contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you are not the > named recipient, its employee or its agent, please notify us immediately and > permanently destroy this message and any copies you may have. Ce message est > destiné uniquement aux destinataires dûment nommés. Il peut contenir de > l'information privilégiée ou confidentielle. Si vous n'êtes pas le > destinataire dûment nommé, son employé ou son mandataire, veuillez nous > aviser sans tarder et supprimer ce message ainsi que toute copie qui peut en > avoir été faite. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [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
