Look at your source code with a hex editor.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] on behalf of Windt, W.K.F. van der (Fred) [00000782fe4a8c02-dmarc-requ...@listserv.uga.edu] Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 3:32 AM To: ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Re: CL8'' If I assemble this (no variables at all): FQMTEST RSECT DC CL8'' DC CL8' ' END I get this result: Page 3 Active Usings: None R-Loc Object Code Addr1 Addr2 Stmt Source Statement HLASM R6.0 2020/04/20 09.31 000000 00000 00010 1 FQMTEST RSECT 000000 0A00000040404040 2 DC CL8'' 000008 4040404040404040 3 DC CL8' ' 4 END There are no variables in the source at all. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List <ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> On Behalf Of mikael.nyst...@seb.se Sent: maandag 20 april 2020 9:22 To: ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Re: CL8'' There is nothing wrong with CL8''. I guess &RQS has a value. //Mikael -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List <ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> On Behalf Of Windt, W.K.F. van der (Fred) Sent: den 20 april 2020 08:24 To: ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: CL8'' Hi, Does anybody know why this happens: Active Usings: None R-Loc Object Code Addr1 Addr2 Stmt Source Statement HLASM R6.0 2020/04/20 08.13 000000 0A00000040404040 1938 DC CL8'' 000008 4040404040404040 1939 DC CL8' ' I expected CL8'' to generate 8 spaces as well but it always seems to generate X'0A000000404040'. The source code is DC CL8'&RQS' The &RQS is an optional parameter for the macro that wants to generate an 8-byte name (or spaces if the parameter is omitted). What's wrong with CL8''? Fred! ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: The information in this e-mail is confidential and only meant for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, don't use or disclose it in any way. Please let the sender know and delete the message immediately. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: The information in this e-mail is confidential and only meant for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, don't use or disclose it in any way. Please let the sender know and delete the message immediately. -----------------------------------------------------------------