On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:47:20 -0500, Mark Zelden wrote: >On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:55:10 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > > >>> >>I have long been in the habit of using: >> >> //HIDDEN DD * (text to be ignored) >> All the unprocessed text >> that I want. >> >>I think this makes my intent far more clear than relying on your > >What's wrong with comments? > >//* >//* All the unprocessed text >//* that I want. >//*
Comments are good. But for effectively deleting in-stream data temporarily, I prefer to use Paul's approach. It's easier if there are more than a very few statements, especially in cases where all 80 columns are used. If I want to temporarily delete a lot of JCL, I might code a DD DATA. That one needs to be used with greater care though because it can be very confusing. -- Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
