What's new in z390 Portable Mainframe Assembler 1.5.0.0c

Apr 24, 2009
  • Zcobol IF macro corrected to handle multiple OR literal values such as IF X = ‘A’ OR ‘B’ or ‘C’.
  • Emulator VSAM support corrected to prevent null pointer exception when loading KSDS file with single record.
  • VSAM MODCB macro changed to use NI and OI to turn individual option bits on or off.
  • OPEN macro changed to correctly handle lower case options.
  • Emulator ESTA instruction implemented to return PSW from last PC or BAKR stack entry.
  • Assembler PRN listing now shows actual text for each PUNCH statement.
  • Execute and List form support for SNAP, OPEN, and CLOSE macros added.
  • VSE OPEN and CLOSE macros changed to use shared ZOPEN and ZCLOSE with register support for DTF operand.