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How to comment data in sysin dd *?
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:35 pm
by 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
/*
Re: How to comment data in sysin dd *?
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 3:09 pm
by William Collins
Only if the program which reads those cards supports comments.
Re: How to comment data in sysin dd *?
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 3:37 pm
by Ashu Jain
Hi,
Is not itthat we put a "*" in fronnt of the statement an it is a comment then?
Re: How to comment data in sysin dd *?
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 3:53 pm
by 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
Re: How to comment data in sysin dd *?
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:41 pm
by Chetan123
So for SORT, IDCAMS, IEBCOPY etc these rules would differ? For SOR I saw that using * worked.
Re: How to comment data in sysin dd *?
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:09 pm
by 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 :-)