Entering commands in PL/I DBCS freeform format
Statements can be entered in PL/I's DBCS freeform. This means that statements can freely use shift codes provided that the statement is not ambiguous.
This will change the description or characteristics of
LIST
NAMES
in that:
LIST NAMES db<.c.skk.w>ord
will
search for
<.D.B.C.Skk.W.O.R.D>
This will result in
different behavior depending upon the language. For example, the following
will find a<kk>b
in C and <.Akk.b>
in
PL/I.
LIST NAMES a<kk>*
where <kk>
is shiftout-kanji-shiftin.
Freeform will be added to the parser and will be in effect while the current programming language is PL/I.