Writing comments

Use one of the following two methods for entering comments into a data set separation group:

!

SMS ignores all text on a line following the comment character (!). To continue the comment on the next line, you must also precede the next line with the comment character. For example:

! This illustrates a comment which continues
! on the next line.

/* */

SMS ignores all text within the comment start indicator (/*) and comment end indicator (*/). For example:

/*---------------------------
  This illustrates a comment which continues
  on the next line.
  ---------------------------*/