Comments

When using the (#) character, the following rules apply:

• If the first non-blank character on a line of the SYSIN file is the (#) character, the rest of the line is ignored.
• If ABO sees a (#) character, which is preceded by a blank, on an input line of SYSIN file, the rest of the line is ignored.

Example 1

#BOPT IN=DD:SYSBIN OUT=SYSBOUT   
  #BOPT IN=SYSBIN OUT=SYSBOUT 

In example 1, both of the BOPT directives are commented out. On the first line, the # character is in column 1 and the rest of the line is ignored. On the second line, the first non-blank character is the # character and the rest of the line is ignored.

Example 2

# Optimizing all members of library
  # Note: we don't compile a member optimized earlier and found in the OUT dataset
BOPT IN=SYSBIN(*) OUT=SYSBOUT REPLACE=N

Example 2 shows adding two full lines of informational comments to the SYSIN file.

Example 3

BOPT IN=SYSBIN(*) OUT=SYSBOUT  #

In example 3, the # character at the end of a line is ignored.

Example 4

BOPT IN=SYSBIN(*) OUT=SYSBOUT  #optimizing library files 

Example 4 shows adding a comment after a directive.