How to comment data in sysin dd *?

[Chetan123]

HI,

Is there any way to comment a line inside Control statements like this:

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//SYSIN DD * 
statement1
statement2 (i want to comment this )
statement3
/*

[William Collins]

Only if the program which reads those cards supports comments.

[Ashu Jain]

Hi,

Is not itthat we put a "*" in fronnt of the statement an it is a comment then?

[enrico-sorichetti]

Is not itthat we put a "*" in fronnt of the statement an it is a comment then?

NOPE ...
the SYSIN data is passed asis to the program reading it
so it is the program that has to find out

[Chetan123]

So for SORT, IDCAMS, IEBCOPY etc these rules would differ? For SOR I saw that using * worked.

[William Collins]

Not necessarily would, but could. You can always try. If it doesn't work, look at the documentation. I'd look at the documentation first :-)