Re: new type of CA for ascii strings

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From: McKown, John
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:17

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> [mailto:ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of John R.
> Ehrman (408-463-3543 T/543-)
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 12:17 PM
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> Subject: new type of CA for ascii strings

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>
> A possible solution would be to make *all* character terms and
> constants subject to translation, but the impact on existing
> applications is very difficult to determine.
>
> Your thoughts and suggestions are welcomed.
>
> John Ehrman

Being a contrary cuss, if I want to be sure that I have x'..', then why
shouldn't I just code x'..' and put a comment on the code like:

        MVI     CHARVAR,X'41'   LOWER CASE ASCII CHARACTER - A

if something "better" is required, then I would suggest that HLASM
implement something like "CCSID" similar to:

        MVI     CHARVAR,CCSID_1047'A'   UPPER CASE A IN CCSID IBM-1047

Or something similar where the CCSID is specifically stated and so
unambiguous regardless of the "codepage".

--
John McKown
Senior Systems Programmer
HealthMarkets
Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage
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