FWIW, the samplib member is IEASYMUP (SYMUPDTE was a predecessor not provided with z/OS itself). A different mechanism may replace IEASYMUP at some point.
>The last time I looked you couldn't make the value of a symbol longer. I'm not sure when (or where) you looked. That has never been a factor with IEASYMUP / SYMUPDTE. It does remain the case that it will not let you create a symbol value longer than the symbol name (including its leading "&" and the trailing "."). Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology Design ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
