> -----Original Message----- <snip> > > :>There's no excuse for knowing what you're doing and > PLANNING AHEAD. I've > :>always coded my programs with the assumption that the parm > field might > :>be as long as 255 bytes, the max that can be described in a > single byte. > > Is this tongue in cheek? The length has always been described > as a halfword. > > -- > Binyamin Dissen <bdis...@dissensoftware.com>
Rick propably felt that 255 was sufficient for his purposes. And it is the max number in a single byte, for loading with an IC instruction. And it is the max number which can be MVC'ed using an EX instruction to a blank-filled buffer area. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
