Bear with me because this is a really complicated proposal ;-) 1) Use PARM= when you have 100 characters or less of input for a batch program
2) Use a file such as //SYSIN when you have more than 100 characters of input for a program. If needed, change the program to use a file in addition to PARM= to allow for more than 100 characters of input. -Dave CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COBOL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
