That's why we get the big bucks. Charles
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Seymour J Metz Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2021 6:03 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: ISPF Edit Macro Regular Expression > I hate EBCDIC issue, it's a multiple code page set issue!. Pop quiz: when using REXX on a PC, is ¬ 'AA'X or 'AC'X? And, yes, you can cheat and use \ so you don't have to care which code page and which interpreter, but why should you have to? And what if you want to download exist REXX code from, e.g., z/OS, zVM? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN