May I throw an odd question out here without fully explaining myself? Is
"inquiring minds want to know" enough of a reason for this question?

The IBM COBOL compilers -- Enterprise V4/5/6, COBOL for OS/390, COBOL for
MVS and VM, earlier compilers -- are all documented as accepting two
parameters off of R1: the first is the standard PARM= halfword length and
character string and the second is the semi-standard DD name override table.

I have seen some circumstantial evidence that they also accept a third
parameter (and for all I know, a fourth or fifth). I have a reason for being
curious about its or their function.

Can anyone enlighten me, on- or off-list? Charlesm at mcn dot org. Any clues
would be appreciated. If you just said "I have also seen circumstantial
evidence of this" or "I once heard it was for ___" it might be a help.

Thanks,
Charles 

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