True and this way is simpler to bad there isn't a fill character for padding with zeros
from Greg Gray gregory.g...@irs.gov 2406131660 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [mailto:ASSEMBLER-LIST@listserv.uga.edu] On Behalf Of Peter Hunkeler Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2017 2:14 AM To: ASSEMBLER-LIST@listserv.uga.edu Subject: AW: Re: edmk instruction >UNPK CL15,PL7 would also accomplish this task, as you're not really using any >of ED's power. The rightmost byte in the CL15 field will have the "sign" in the left nibble. So an additional instruction after the UNPK is needed: OI CL15+14,X'F0' -- Peter Hunkeler