Index

• &SYSNDX, MHELP control on
• *PROCESS statements
  • description
  • new statement

• 121-character format
• 133-character format
• 31-bit addressing
  • improved performance
  • LIST assembler option
  • source and object listing

• abnormal termination of assembly
• absolute symbols, predefined
• ACONTROL instruction (1), (2)
• ADATA
  • assembler option (1), (2)
  • file
  • instruction
  • records written by the assembler
• ADATA assembler option (1), (2), (3)
• ADATA file
  • description of
• additional assembler instructions
• addressing extensions
• ADEXIT, EXIT assembler suboption
• AEJECT macro instruction
• AGO instruction
  • alternate format
  • computed (1), (2)
  • extended
• AIF instruction
  • alternate format
  • extended
  • extended form
  • macro AIF dump
• AINSERT
• AINSERT macro instruction
• ALIAS instruction
• ALIGN assembler option
• alternate format of continuation lines
• AMODE instruction
• AREAD
  • clock functions
  • macro instruction
  • punc h capability
  • statement operands
• arithmetic expressions, using SETC variables
• array processing with set symbols
• ASA assembler option
• ASCII translation table
• ASPACE macro instruction
• assembler instructions
  • additional
  • revised
• assembler language extensions
• assembler options
  • *PROCESS statement
  • ADATA (1), (2), (3), (4)
  • ALIGN
  • ASA
  • BATCH
  • changing with ACONTROL
  • CODEPAGE
  • COMPAT (1), (2)
  • DBCS (1), (2)
  • DECK (1), (2), (3), (4), (5)
  • DXREF
  • ERASE
  • ESD
  • EXIT (1), (2), (3)
  • FLAG (1), (2), (3), (4), (5)
  • FOLD (1), (2)
  • GOFF (1), (2)
  • INEXIT
  • INFO
  • LANGUAGE
  • LIBEXIT
  • LIBMAC (1), (2), (3)
  • LINECOUNT
  • LIST (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6)
  • MACHINE
  • MXREF (1), (2), (3)
  • NODBCS
  • NODXREF
  • NOESD
  • NOGOFF
  • NOMXREF (1), (2)
  • NORENT
  • NORLD
  • NOSEG
  • NOTHREAD
  • NOUSING
  • NOXREF
  • OBJECT (1), (2), (3), (4), (5)
  • OBJEXIT
  • OPTABLE
  • PCONTROL (1), (2)
  • precedence of
  • PRINT
  • PROFILE
  • PRTEXIT
  • RA2
  • RENT (1), (2)
  • RLD
  • RXREF (1), (2)
  • SECTALGN
  • SEG
  • SIZE (1), (2)
  • SUPRWARN (1), (2)
  • SYSPARM
  • TERM (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6)
  • TEST
  • THREAD
  • TRANSLATE
  • TRMEXIT
  • TYPECHECK
  • USING (1), (2)
  • WORKFILE
  • XOBJECT (1), (2)
  • XREF (1), (2), (3)
• assembling under CMS
• assembling under VSE
  • VSE requirements
• assembling under z/OS
• assembling under z/VM
• assembly
  • abnormal termination of
  • processor time
  • start time
  • stop time
• associated data file output
• attribute references
  • CNOP label, type attribute
  • defined attribute (D')
  • forward
  • number attribute (N') for SET symbols
  • operation code attribute (O')
  • with literals
  • with SETC variables

• BATCH assembler option
• batch assembly, improving performance
• binary floating-point numbers
  • changes to DC instruction
• blank lines
• built-in functions, macro (1), (2)

• C-type
  • constant
  • self-defining term
• CATTR instruction
• CCW0 instruction
• CEJECT instruction
• channel command words
• character set (1), (2)
• character variables used in arithmetic expressions
• clock functions
• CMS
  • assembli ng under
  • interface command
  • use of saved segment by High Level Assembler
  • virtual storage requirements
• CNOP instruction
• CNOP label, type attribute
• code and data areas
• CODEPAGE assembler option
• comment statements (1), (2)
• COMPAT assembler option (1), (2)
• COMPAT(SYSLIST) with multilevel sublists
• conditional assembly extensions
  • alternate format
  • attribute reference
    • defined attribute (D')
    • forward
    • number attribute (N') for SET symbols
    • operation code attribute (O')
    • with SETC symbols
  • created SET symbols
  • extended AGO instruction
  • extended AIF instruction
  • extended continuation statements
  • extended GBLx instruction
  • extended LCLx instruction
  • extended SETx instruction (1), (2)
  • system variable symbols
    • &SYSLIST with multilevel sublists
    • &SYSNDX, MHELP control on
• CONT, FLAG assembler option
• continuation
  • error warning messages
  • extended indicator for double-byte data (1), (2)
  • extended line format
  • lines with double-byte data
  • number of lines
• control sections, read-only
• COPY instruction
• created SET symbols

• DBCS assembler option (1), (2)
• DC instruction
• DECK assembler option (1), (2), (3), (4), (5)
• declaration of SET symbols
  • dimensioned SET symbols
  • implicit declaration
  • multiple declaration
• deferred loading
• defined attribute (D')
• dependent USING
• diagnostic facilities
  • diagnostic cross reference and assembler summary listing
  • error messages for library macros
  • error messages for source macros
  • internal trace
  • messages in open code
  • source record information
  • using FLAG(RECORD) assembler option
• dimension of SET symbol, maximum
• documents
  • High Level Assembler
  • HLASM Toolkit
  • machine instructions
  • z/OS
  • z/VM
  • z/VSE
• double-byte data
  • C-type constant
  • C-type self-defining term
  • concatenation of
  • continuation of (1), (2)
  • double-byte character set
  • G-type constant
  • G-type self-defining term (1), (2), (3)
  • in AREAD and REPRO
  • in MNOTE, PUNCH and TITLE (1), (2)
  • macro language support
  • MNOTE operand
  • PUNCH operand
  • pure DBCS data (1), (2)
  • SI/SO (1), (2), (3)
  • TITLE operand
• DROP instruction
• DS instruction
  • changes to DS instruction
• DSECT
  • cross reference listing
  • referenced in Q-type address constant
• dummy sections
  • aligning with DXD
• DXD, referenced in Q-type address constant
• DXD instruction
• DXREF assembler option

• E-Decks, reading
• edited macros
• editing inner macro definitions
• editing macro definitions
• EJECT instruction
• ENTRY instruction
• EQU instruction
• ERASE assembler option
• error messages
  • in library macros
  • in open code
  • in source macros
• ESD assembler option
• ESD symbols, number of
• EXIT
  • communicating
  • disabling
• EXIT assembler option (1), (2), (3)
• EXITCTL instruction (1), (2)
• extended
  • AGO instruction
  • AIF instruction
  • continuation indicator (1), (2)
  • SETx instruction (1), (2)
• extended addressing support
• extended continuation statements
• extended object support
  • CODEPAGE assembler option
  • GOFF assembler option
  • instructions
  • NOGOFF assembler option
  • NOTHREAD assembler option
  • THREAD assembler option
• extended source and object listing
• extended symbol length
• external
  • symbols, length of
• external dummy sections
• external function calls, macro (1), (2)
• external symbol dictionary (ESD)
  • listing
  • restrictions on
• external symbol dictionary listing
• external symbols, number of

• factors improving performance
• finding error messages
  • TERM assembler option
• FLAG assembler option (1), (2), (3), (4), (5)
• FOLD assembler option (1), (2)
• formatted dump, produced by abnormal termination
• forward attribute-reference scan

• G-type
  • constant
  • self-defining term (1), (2), (3)
• general purpose register cross reference listing
• generated macro operation codes
• generated statement
  • attribute reference for
  • format of
  • sequence field of
  • suppress alignment zeroes
  • with PRINT NOGEN
• global SET symbol
  • declaration
  • suppression of dump (in MHELP options)
• GOFF assembler option (1), (2)

• hardware requirements
• High Level Assembler
  • highlights
  • machine requirements
  • planning for
  • required operating environments
  • use of CMS saved segment
  • use of VSE shared virtual area (SVA)
  • use of z/OS link pack area (LPA)
• High Level Assembler option summary

• I/O Exit Usage Statistics
  • in the listing
• I/O exits
  • description
  • usage statistics
• implicit declaration of SET symbols
• INEXIT assembler option
• INFO assembler option
• inner macro definitions
• input/output capability of macros
• input/output enhancements (1), (2)
• internal macro comment statements (1), (2)
• ISEQ instruction

• labeled USING
• LANGUAGE assembler option
• language compatibility
• LCLx and GBLx Instructions
• LIBEXIT assembler option
• LIBMAC assembler option (1), (2), (3)
• library macro, error messages for
• LINECOUNT assembler option
• link pack area (LPA)
• LIST assembler option (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6)
• listing
  • *PROCESS statements
  • 121-character format
  • 133-character format
  • diagnostic cross reference and assembler summary
  • DSECT cross reference
  • external symbol dictionary
  • general purpose register cross reference
  • macro and copy code cross reference
  • macro and copy code source summary
  • option summary
  • ordinary symbol and literal cross reference
  • page-break improvements
  • relocation dictionary
  • source and object (1), (2)
  • source and object, 121-character format
  • source and object, 133-character format
  • unreferenced symbols defined in CSECTs
  • USING map
• literals, removal of restrictions
• local SET symbol
  • declaration
• location counters, multiple
• LOCTR instruction

• MACHINE assembler option
• machine instructions
  • documents
• machine requirements
• macro
  • AIF dump
  • assembly diagnostic messages
  • branch trace
  • buil t-in functions
  • call trace
  • calls by substitution
  • comment statements (1), (2)
  • entry dump
  • exit dump
  • general advantages
  • hex dump
  • input/output capability of
  • suppressing dumps
  • use of
• macro and copy code
  • cross reference listing
  • source summary listing
• macro definition
  • bypassing
  • editing
  • inner macro definitions
  • instructions allowed in
  • listing control
  • nesting
  • placement
  • redefinition of
• macro editing
  • for inner macro definitions
  • improving performance
  • in general
• macro-generated statements
• macro-generated text
  • format of
  • sequence field of
  • with PRINT NOGEN
• macro input/output capability
• macro instruction
  • name entries
  • nested
• macro instruction operation code, generated
• macro language extensions
  • declaration of SET symbols
  • instructions permitted in body of macro definition
  • mnemonic operation codes redefined as macros
  • nesting definitions
  • overview
  • placement of definitions
  • redefinition of macros
  • sequence symbol length
  • source stream language input, AREAD
  • substitution, macro calls by
  • variable symbol length
• macro language overview
• macro name, length of
• macro prototype
• MHELP instruction
• migration considerations
• mixed-case input, changes to
• mnemonic operation codes used as macro operation codes
• MNOTE operand, double-byte character set
• model statements
• multilevel sublists
• multiple assembly
• multiple declaration of SET symbols
• multiple location counters
• MXREF assembler option (1), (2), (3)

• nesting macro definitions
• NODBCS assembler option
• NODXREF assembler option
• NOESD assembler option
• NOGOFF assembler option
• NOMXREF assembler option (1), (2)
• NORENT assembler option
• NORLD assembler option
• NOSEG assembler option
• NOTHREAD assembler option
• NOUSING assembler option
• NOXREF assembler option
• number attribute (N') for SET symbols

• OBJECT assembler option (1), (2), (3), (4), (5)
• object module output
• object modules, extended format
• OBJEXIT assembler option
• operating systems for High Level Assembler
• operation code attribute (O')
• operation codes, redefining conditional assembly
• OPSYN instruction
  • operation codes
  • placement
  • to redefine conditional assembly instructions
  • to rename macro
• OPTABLE assembler option
• option
  • MHELP
  • summary listing
• option summary listing
• ordinary symbol and literal cross reference listing
• ORG instruction

• page-break improvements
• parentheses
• PCONTROL assembler option (1), (2)
• performance
  • improvement factors
• PESTOP assembler option
• planning for High Level Assembler
• POP instruction
• precedence of options
• PRINT assembler option
• PRINT instruction
• printer control characters
• process (*PROCESS) statements
• processor time
  • in assembly listing
  • reduced instruction path
• processor time for the assembly
• PROFILE assembler option
• prototype, in macro definitions
• PRTEXIT assembler option
• PSECT
• PUNCH operand, double-byte character set
• PUNCH output capability
• PUSH instruction

• RA2 assembler option
• read-only control sections
• reading edited macros
• record numbers
• redefining conditional assembly instructions
• redefining macro names
• redefining standard operation codes as macro names
• Release 6, what's new
• relocatable address constants, 2-byte
• relocation dictionary listing
• RENT assembler option (1), (2)
• requirements
  • hardware
  • software
  • storage
• resident macro definition text
• resident source text
• resident tables
• revised assembler instructions
• RLD assembler option
• RMODE instruction
• RSECT instruction (1), (2)
• RXREF assembler option (1), (2)

• sample I/O exits
• sample interchange program using macros
• saved segment in CMS
• SDB
• SECTALGN assembler option
• sectioning and linking extensions
  • external dummy sections
  • multiple location counters
  • no restrictions on ESD items
  • read-only control sections
• SEG assembler option
• sequence field in macro-generated statements
• sequence symbol length (1), (2)
• SET symbol
  • built-in macro functions
  • created
  • declaration
    • implicit
    • multiple
  • defined as an array of values
  • dimension
  • global scope
  • local scope
• SET symbol format and definition changes
• SETAF instruction
• SETC symbol
  • attribute reference with
  • in arithmetic expressions
• SETCF instruction
• SETx instruction
  • built-in macro functions
  • extended (1), (2)
  • using ordinary symbols
• shared virtual area (SVA)
• shared virtual storage
• shift-in (SI) character (DBCS)
• shift-out (SO) character (DBCS)
• SI (shift-in) character (DBCS)
• SIZE assembler option (1), (2)
• SO (shift-out) character (DBCS)
• software requirements
• source and object listing
  • 121-character format
  • 133-character format
  • description
• source macro, error messages for
• source stream input (AREAD)
• source stream insertion (AINSERT)
• SPACE instruction
• start time of assembly
• statistics
  • I/O exit usage
  • in the listing
• stop time of assembly
• sublists, multilevel
• substitution in macro instruction operation code
• substring length value
• suppress
  • alignment zeroes in generated text
  • dumping of global SET symbols (in MHELP options)
• suppressed messages listing
• SUPRWARN assembler option
• symbol and literal cross reference listing
• symbol name definition (1), (2)
• symbolic parameter
  • conflicting with created SET symbol
• syntax extensions
  • blank lines
  • character variables in arithmetic expressions
  • continuation lines, number of
  • levels of parentheses
    • in macro instruction
    • in ordinary assembler expressions
  • number of terms in expression
  • removal of restrictions for literals
  • symbol length
• SYSLIST (&SYSLIST) with multilevel sublists
• SYSNDX (&SYSNDX), MHELP control on
• SYSPARM assembler option
• system determined blocksize
• system-determined blocksize
• system variable symbols (1), (2)
  • &SYSLIST with multilevel sublists
  • &SYSNDX, MHELP control on
• SYSTERM output

• TERM assembler option (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6)
• terminal output (1), (2)
• terms, number of, in expressions
• TEST assembler option
• THREAD assembler option
• time of assembly
• TITLE instruction
• TITLE operand, double-byte character set
• TRANSLATE assembler option
• translation table
• TRMEXIT assembler option
• type attribute of a CNOP label
• TYPECHECK assembler option

• underscore, in symbol names
• Unicode support
• unreferenced symbols defined in CSECTs
• USING assembler option (1), (2)
• USING instruction
  • dependent USING
  • example of map listing
  • labeled USING
• using map listing

• variable symbol length
• virtual storage
  • CMS requirements
  • performance improvements
  • VSE requirements
  • z/OS requirements

• what's new in High Level Assembler release 6
• WORKFILE assembler option

• XATTR instruction
• XOBJECT assembler option (1), (2)
• XREF assembler option (1), (2), (3)

• z/OS
  • assembling under
  • use of link pack area by High Level Assembler
  • virtual storage requirements
• z/OS documents
• z/VM
  • assembling under CMS
  • CMS interface command
  • CMS saved segment
• z/VM documents
• z/VSE documents
• zeroes, suppress alignment