Free format
JCL scripts are free format.
Statements may start in any column, may have their parameters placed onto separate lines, and may share lines with other statements. Blank lines are also permitted. The following figure shows the free format.
----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+
LET /* Statements start in any column
A = 1 /* Parameters may be split across lines
LET B = 2 LET C = 3 /* Multiple statements can be on 1 line
let a = 1 /* Upper or lower case are equivalent
/* Blank lines are permitted
/* Comments are preceded by '/*' and apply to the rest of the line
LET /* Statements start in any column
A = 1 /* Parameters may be split across lines
LET B = 2 LET C = 3 /* Multiple statements can be on 1 line
let a = 1 /* Upper or lower case are equivalent
/* Blank lines are permitted
/* Comments are preceded by '/*' and apply to the rest of the line
JCL script statements must have their parameters specified according to the syntax and sequence that are described for that statement.
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