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 >
