On Thu, 10 May 2018 23:47:27 -0500, Edward Gould wrote: >> >> Fear of indention is collateral damage of RECFM=FB,80. When Rexx first came >> to TSO it came with a GIM that recommended RECFM=VB,LRECL=generous. >> IBM then ignored its own advice and made SYSPROC FB,80, dragging wiser >> coders down with it. > >This issue long predates Rexx. Someone please correct me but the first >conflict came in Netview (no idea of release but it was early even then) >There also may have been an issue with SPF (early version) We did not jump on >that bandwagon . >Memory says it was Netview though. > When I first encountered SPF panel definitions were RECFM=VB. I coded some and modified others. I experienced conversion anguish when a later release went to RECFM=FB.
IEBUPDTE is broken. That doesn't forgive breaking other things to conform to its rules. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
