Edward Gould wrote:
>Sorry every utilitty has its own rules, just like languages (e.g. (no GOTO in
>ALC but COBOL has one)
>ALC has a syntax a * in column 1 with a blank tells the assembler its a
>comment. I “think” in COBOL a comment is a C in column 6) (don’t remember its
>been years since I have looked at a COBOL program.
From COBOL Language Ref:
"A comment line is any line with an asterisk (*) or slash (/) in the indicator
area (column 7) of the line."
----+----1----+----2----+----3----+-
* DISPLAY VALX UPON CONSOLE.
>Get over it there are rules all over the place.
Indeed. There was a discussion some time ago about SYS1.PARMLIB members
different syntax...
Groete / Greetings
Elardus Engelbrecht
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