Does the ANSI standard require the first line to be a comment?
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Tony Thigpen [t...@vse2pdf.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 9:24 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: PL/I vs. JCL Also of note, z/VM REXX requires that the first thing in a ReEXX program *must* be a comment. It does not require the word REXX, just a comment. "/* */" is seen a lot. z/VSE REXX does not require that the first thing be a comment, but suggests that the first thing be a comment starting with "/* REXX .... */ for compatibility, but it does not state who requires it for compatibility. Tony Thigpen CM Poncelet wrote on 9/28/21 9:58 PM: > The "/* REXX */" part is required only if the REXX exec is to be run > from a PDS allocated to DDNAME=SYSPROC instead of to DDNAME=SYSEXEC. > > SYSPROC is for CLISTs, SYSEXEC is for REXXs. > > > > On 29/09/2021 02:07, Andrew Rowley wrote: >> On 29/09/2021 6:54 am, Bob Bridges wrote: >>> Purely by the way, but I've never really understood why so many REXX >>> modules I see start like this: >>> >>> /* REXX */ >>> /* Module: Name >>> Author: Bob Bridges the Magnificent >>> Purpose: Convert ANSI dates to internal format, or whatever. */ >>> >>> ...instead of something like this: >>> >>> /* This REXX converts ANSI dates to internal format, or whatever. */ >>> /* Module: Name >>> Author: Bob Bridges the Magnificent */ >> >> I guess the first looks like a statement with a purpose, the second >> looks like a comment that can be freely edited e.g. >> >> /* This program converts... >> >> Things may not be as obvious to newcomers as they are to those with >> more experience. >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
