You'd have a similar problem with FIELDA DS 7CL10
The length would be 10, not 70. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] on behalf of Joseph Reichman [reichman...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 9:34 AM To: ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Re: Determining a group item Thanks what i am trying to is generate Rexx variables and assign them values From an assembler copy book A 0cl or 0 pl does not bump up the location counter as I traverse the record I guess I could use LOCTR To see where I am at Thanks > On Dec 29, 2021, at 9:19 AM, Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> wrote: > > Most programmers would expect these two to be equivalent: > > MVC foo,bar > MVC foo(L'foo),bar > > If you can make a business case, I would suggest an RFE for an R (repetition) > attribute. > > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > > ________________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] on > behalf of Joseph Reichman [reichman...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 8:42 AM > To: ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > Subject: Determining a group item > > Is there any way of determine a group item > > I was always under the impression that > > For instance FIELDA DS 0CL10 > The L’FIELDA length would by zero > > Just ran an assembly and did a SETA &A L’FIELDA and then. DC F’&A’ and > it was 10 > > So my question becomes is there any way of determining a group item > > Thanks
