On 6 October 2011 18:39, Micheal Butz <michealb...@optonline.net> wrote: > The parameter is a - if I enter a - > > Is the CPPL a half length 1 followed by '-'
No - the CPPL is four fullwords in length, and it points to four separate items, one of which is the command buffer. The command buffer itself has a halfword length, a halfword offset to the start of the first operand (if there is one) and the text buffer itself, including the command name entered. This is discussed in some detail (though not as much as used to be the case) in the TSO/E Programming Services book. You may also want to watch for TSO's own use of a trailing "-" to indicate that the command is continued on a subsequent line. In this case you will not see a "-" in the command buffer at all. Continuing a command is described in the TSO/E Command Reference. I really do recommend that you find out if what you are TESTing is indeed a TSO command before you go much further. Tony H. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
