Got it thanks
> On Jun 27, 2023, at 1:09 PM, Jonathan Scott <jonathan_sc...@vnet.ibm.com> > wrote: > > >> >> Would any know the difference in scope >> Of a local used in open code and a global used >> In a macro the both seem to have a scope of the entire assembly > > A local variable is unique to the context where it is defined, > so a local variable defined in open code applies to all open > code, and a local variable in a macro is defined only in that > macro. If the same name is used for a local variable in a > different context, it refers to a separate variable. > > A global variable is the same variable in all contexts where it > is defined. > > Jonathan Scott, HLASM > IBM Hursley, UK