The behaviour that you are describing does not seem to contradict the documentation.
Note that you will reach more IBM-Mainers if you send your Email to the listserv. See registration information below. Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi > I have a program (PROGA 24/24), issue a LOAD EP=PROGB,LOADPT=FWD. > PROGB is (31,24). The value in FWD is of the order x'00XXXXXX'. > Now, this causes a problem when I load it into R15 and do a BASSM > against it. > At this point PROGB is executing in amode 24! > > Now, if instead I issue LOAD EP=PROGB, and inspect R0, voila! > R0 has a value of x'80XXXXXX'. Now the BASSM will work fine. > > We are running zOS 1.7 > > Has anyone experienced this oddity, or am I just lucky? > > > Thanks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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