On Mon, 4 Sep 2023 10:42:51 -0700, Tom Brennan wrote:

>I can't be sure I formatted it properly, ...
>
What did you do to fix it?  (List the steps, or did you just retype t?)

Could ChatGPT be instructed to use line breaks and eschew NBSP?

>but after looking over the 
>code, I have nothing to say but WTF? :)
>
>          PRINT NOGEN
>          TITLE 'Simple Addition Program'
>** Define storage for input numbers and result
>*
Reminds me of a certain physicist's first FORTRAN program.

ChatGPT needs to peruse a QSAM tutorial.
Could it produce a reentrant version?
Does it remember in case you ask for a refinement?

>NUM1     DS    F             First input number
>NUM2     DS    F             Second input number
>RESULT   DS    F             Result of addition
>** Main program
>*
>MAIN     C      0        NUM1   Check if NUM1 is zero
>          BE     ZERO            Branch to ZERO if true
>** Read the first number from input
>*
>          GET    NUM1,NUMIN      Read NUM1 from input
>          LA     0,NUM1          Load NUM1 into register
>** Read the second number from input
>*
>          GET    NUM2,NUMIN      Read NUM2 from input
>          A      NUM1,NUM2       Add NUM1 and NUM2
>          ST     NUM1,RESULT     Store the result in RESULT
>** Print the result
>*
>          PUT    RESULT,NUMOUT   Print the result
>** Terminate the program
>*
>          SR     15,15           Set return code to 0
>          BR     14              Return to caller
>** Define input and output areas
>*
>NUMIN    DC    F'0'           Input buffer for numbers
>NUMOUT   DC    F'0'           Output buffer for result
>ZERO     DC    F'0'           Constant zero
>          END   MAIN            End of program
>
>On 9/4/2023 9:57 AM, Paul Gilmartinrwrote:
>> On Mon, 4 Sep 2023 16:36:14 +0000, Bill Johnson wrote:
>> 
>>> William:
>>>
>>> Write me an assembler program using high-level assembler for the mainframe.
>>>
>> Fix your damn mailer, or throw it away and get one that works!
>> 
>> In particular, do not use NBSP to format code samples.
>> 
>>> Chatgpt:
>>>
>>> Certainly! Here’s a simple example of a mainframe assembly program written 
>>> in High-Level Assembler (HLASM) that reads two numbers from input and 
>>> prints their sum:
>>>           PRINT NOGEN         TITLE 'Simple Addition Program'** Define 
>>> storage for input numbers and result*NUM1     DS    F             First 
>>> input numberNUM2     DS    F             Second input numberRESULT   DS    
>>> F             Result of addition** Main program*MAIN     C      0      NUM1 
>>>   Check if NUM1 is zero         BE     ZERO            Branch to ZERO if 
>>> true** Read the first number from input*         GET    NUM1,NUMIN      
>>> Read NUM1 from input         LA     0,NUM1          Load NUM1 into 
>>> register** Read the second number from input*         GET    NUM2,NUMIN     
>>>  Read NUM2 from input         A      NUM1,NUM2       Add NUM1 and NUM2      
>>>    ST     NUM1,RESULT     Store the result in RESULT** Print the result*    
>>>      PUT    RESULT,NUMOUT   Print the result** Terminate the program*       
>>>   SR     15,15           Set return code to 0         BR     14             
>>>  Return to caller** Define input and output areas*NUMIN    DC    F'0'       
>>>     Input buffer for numbersNUMOUT   DC    F'0'           Output buffer for 
>>> resultZERO     DC    F'0'           Constant zero         END   MAIN        
>>>     End of program
>>> Please note that this is a simplified example for demonstration purposes. 
>>> In a real-world scenario, you would need to adapt this code to your 
>>> specific mainframe environment and requirements. Assembly language 
>>> programming can be quite complex, so make sure to consult the documentation 
>>> for your specific mainframe and assembler to ensure compatibility and 
>>> correctness.

-- 
gil

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