Hi Fred,
Yeah, but, for anyone using 3270 Model 2, 3 or 4 emulation, there could
be a lot of left and right scrolling in Edit or View (not Browse).
That might be annoying.
Regards,
David
On 2026-07-14 01:01, Windt, Fred van der (Sociale Verzekeringsbank) wrote:
I never noticed ICTL; I like this suggestion. We don't have FLOWASM in build
process and the folks that govern the build process seem to have no interest in
introducing it. This is especially helpful when you use the HLASM's Toolkit
Structured Programming Macros. If you indent code in control blocks comments
tend to get squeezed between the instructions and column 72. This frees up 8
additional columns wasted on sequence numbers. It makes a real difference and
will use it from now on. Thanks for sharing.
Fred!
-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of
Richard Zierdt
Sent: woensdag 8 juli 2026 22:19
To: [email protected]
Subject: Assembly: ICTL 1,79,16
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
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