how to comment out jcl like statements

Viswaraj senthil · New User Joined: 19 Jul 2011 Posts: 3 Location: CHENNAI

Hi,

I want to insert comments (//*) in JCL by moving the lines using REXX or CLIST. If i will give Line Command like 'CM' and when i will enter the marked lines will need to be comment out. Please help me the code for this.

dick scherrer · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 10:58 am

Hello and welcome to the forum,

First - if you want to be successful using the forum, you need to create a subject that describes briefly what you want to learn or are having problems doing. A subject of "Need Help" is just a complete waste of everyone's time.

When looking for help, it is expected that you tell us what you have tried so far and what problems you have encountered.

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 11:02 am

why not create a member in you pds called work,
which contains 1 line consisting of //*.
then just copy where you want.

you say you want to insert comments,
and you say you want to have 'marked' (what ever that means) lines commented out.

do you want to do two things or 1?

also, don't post the same question in two forums simultaneously.

your bad manners are only exceeded by your inability to express yourself.

Viswaraj senthil · New User Joined: 19 Jul 2011 Posts: 3 Location: CHENNAI

Hi,

I apologies for described such type of topic name. And I agree that this post was asked in other forum site which is posted by one of my friend. Actually we both are seeking help for the same problem. I am giving you again my requirement with example and please help me with CLIST or REXX code.

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:10 pm

I would suggest:

labeling line 11 with .a and line 28 with .b

then command line:

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:21 pm

why not use a sequence of simple ISPF editing commands ???

move the cursor to the first line to be commented and type .a in the label/number area

move the cursor to the last line to be commented and type .b in the label/number area,

in the command line type c '//' '//*//' .a .b 1 all

easy, effective no edit macro issues

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:28 pm

heck Dick! You beat me

expat · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:31 pm

I have posted this before, but as the SEARCH doesn't appear to be working too well at the moment

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:37 pm

let' s move to the philosophical side of things,
in general when commenting jcl streams I prefer to shift everything 4 chars to the right
and overlay the first 4 char with //*> in order o preserve also the layout of <data> statements
so to uncomment a shift left ((4 would be enough
naturally with the hope that each statement jcl/data does not extent after column 68

Bill Woodger · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:41 pm

Gosh, I always thought there had to be a blank after //*

How about including the column boundaries for the change?

What I'd also consider is shift right 4, for you block of lines. Then copy a comment line overlaying the block.

These ways, you'd definitely only get first // on line. Else, sometime, you might hit a comment with // in it. Which gets you into a macro again.

To get rid of the comments again, a destructive left shift is an option to the change to nothing.

Learn the editor (I'm a bit out of date, which is why I'm being a bit general, plus you get a bit of learning finding out what I mean). There is much you can do with it without having to write something specific.

One little hint extra. Unless you are a top-line thinker, don't assign an edit string to a key you already use for something else.

Bill Woodger · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:48 pm

And you beat me, enrico...

expat · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:51 pm

I do have a preferred method of using IF/THEN/ELSE processing which removes the need for shifting and overlay, also a macro.

Viswaraj senthil · New User Joined: 19 Jul 2011 Posts: 3 Location: CHENNAI

Thanks a lot .... dbzTHEdinosauer