Yes, I was simply replying to the claim that K' wouldn't work. You get the literal length of the parameter. Whether that is what is required is another matter.
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [mailto:ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] Im Auftrag von Martin Truebner Gesendet: Mittwoch, 12. Februar 2014 17:05 An: ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Betreff: Re: getting length of macro symbol Tony, judge for yourself 1 MACRO 2 X &A 3 &LA SETA K'&A 4 MNOTE 'LENGTH OF A IS &LA' 5 MEND 6 X PARAMETER 7+LENGTH OF A IS 9 8 X 'ABC''XC' 9+LENGTH OF A IS 9 10 X PARA&&METER 11+LENGTH OF A IS 11 -- Martin Pi_cap_CPU - all you ever need around MWLC/SCRT/CMT in z/VSE more at http://www.picapcpu.de