> Sorry if I wasn't clear. I meant that an LE option could be used to > control whether a user batch program would see > 100 character parms. > I'm suggesting that z/OS itself be extended to support > 100 character PARMS > (somehow), but that an LE option would control whether a user program would > ever see > 100 characters.
Seems to me that it would be cleaner, and probably make more sense, if JCL supported a PARMX parameter which was *not* passed to programs in the normal way. Instead, provide a way for programs to *ask* for the PARMX: a macro for Assembler programs, and an LE call for HLLs. This would not break any compatibility at all. Regards, Allen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
