FLOWASM supports SYSIN RECFM=VB and LRECL=255 although SYSLIB must still be FB LRECL=80.
Note that FLOWASM supports relaxed continuation in your macros (unlike ICTL). Obviously if the macros are shared with code bases that do not use FLOWASM, it would be wise to normalize on traditional format statements. Rob Scott Rocket Software ________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of Seymour J Metz <[email protected]> Sent: 14 July 2026 1:32 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Assembly: ICTL 1,79,16 EXTERNAL EMAIL The card reader on the 7090 used a plugboard and read row binary, two words per row. The real solution would be RECFM=VB, but last I heard HLASM doesn't support that. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3<http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3> עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 2:34 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Assembly: ICTL 1,79,16 External Message: Use Caution On Wed, 8 Jul 2026 20:19:25 +0000, Richard Zierdt wrote: > ... >When a macro is invoked, the assembler mixes "traditional" code with a >"non-standard" ICTL directive. > Does that mean that users *must*code their macros in "traditional" format? Bummer. Better if it were a pragma in the macro header. But SYSLIB. Oops! What about instream macros. "invoked" or read? CDC FORTRAN used 1-72 for code (standard) and 73-90 for version + sequence. >Yeah, 73-80 was for sequence numbers, but I haven't dropped a deck of cards >for some time now. > That's part of the reason; the rest is that on the 36-bit 70x some row binary readers (407-rekated) supported only 72 columns. But you could choose *which* 72, and in what order! I remember seeing Note to Operator: "Data uses 80 columns; do not read online!" -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ================================ Rocket Software, Inc. and subsidiaries ■ 77 Fourth Avenue, Waltham MA 02451 ■ Main Office Toll Free Number: +1 855.577.4323 Contact Customer Support: https://my.rocketsoftware.com/RocketCommunity/RCEmailSupport Unsubscribe from Marketing Messages/Manage Your Subscription Preferences - http://www.rocketsoftware.com/manage-your-email-preferences Privacy Policy - http://www.rocketsoftware.com/company/legal/privacy-policy ================================ This communication and any attachments may contain confidential information of Rocket Software, Inc. All unauthorized use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify Rocket Software immediately and destroy all copies of this communication. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
