Source comments would be great. V format would be perfectly acceptable,
even preferable. (Why does everything have to be so Holerith Card-like,
anyway?) 
 

Regards, 
Richard Schuh 

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: The IBM z/VM Operating System 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 6:31 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: How comments treated by DIRMAINT
> 
> On Monday, 02/11/2008 at 05:20 EST, Mike Walter 
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> 
> > Removing the 80-byte card restriction (antiquated given 
> that very few
> sites 
> > have in-use physical card punches or readers any more) sets 
> the stage
> for many 
> > other future directory statement improvements and extensions. 
> 
> Yeah, I was looking at that, too.  If all you want are source 
> comments rather than something queryable, it can be easily 
> since DIRECTXA only scans cols 1-71 anyway.  No need for 
> special characters.
> 
> But the next thing you know you'll be wanting a V-format file!  :-)
> 
> Alan Altmark
> z/VM Development
> IBM Endicott
> 

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