IBM Mainframe Assembler List <ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> wrote on 07/16/2014 10:50:31 AM:
> From: Steve Hobson <steve_hob...@uk.ibm.com> > > > 1st operand - PWORK DC X'4020206B212020' > > Can I recommend more readable (IMHO) EDIT patterns, Something like: > > DIGIT EQU X'20' > SIG EQU X'01' > > PWORK DC 0CL7,AL1(C' ',DIGIT,DIGIT,C',',DIGIT+SIG,DIGIT,DIGIT) There was a time I would have pooh-poohed this. However in this day and age when we are trying to train new people to use assembler and support old (and very old) assembler programs before we retire or expire, I wonder if anyone on the list who is new(er) to assembler would comment on the readability of this construct. Were it my task, I would write a macro to build the edit pattern but that abstracts the programmer from fundamental knowledge which they should eventually learn if they are to master assembler. Of course this has been done. It is called an HLL such as Cobol. For reference I was at my 55th high school reunion this past weekend and am in my 47th year of assembler. ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this communication (including any attachments hereto) is confidential and is intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, or unauthorized use of this information, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. Thank you
