:>> MVC TARGET(0),SOURCE :>> EX Rx,*-6
:> Requires a code base register. Well, ish: LARL Ry,*+6 MVC TARGET(0),SOURCE EX Rx,0(,Ry) or: BRAS Ry,*+10 MVC TARGET(0),SOURCE EX Rx,0(,Ry) BTW, if you include MVI TARGET-1,C' ' somewhere sensible (you only need to execute it once) then you can do this, which some people think is elegant: DC C' ' TARGET DC CLn' ' . . . MVC TARGET,TARGET-1 Best regards, Steve Hobson CICS Strategy, HLASM Development, Master Inventor Hursley Laboratories, MP 189, Room A4126, UK Tie: 246894 International: +44 1962 81 6894 Je me presse de rire de tout, de peur d'ĂȘtre obligĂ© d'en pleurer Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU