HLASM Language Reference
HLASM Language Reference HLASM Language Reference
IBM High Level Assembler for MVS & VM & VSE Publications IBM High Level Assembler for MVS & VM & VSE Publications High Level Assembler runs under MVS, VM and VSE. Its publications for the MVS, VM and VSE operating systems are described in this section. Publications The books in the High Level Assembler library are shown in Figure 1. This figure shows which books can help you with specific tasks, such as application programming. Figure 1. IBM High Level Assembler for MVS & VM & VSE Publications Task Publication Order Number Evaluation and Planning Installation and Customization Application Programming Diagnosis Warranty HLASM V1R5 General Information HLASM V1R5 Installation and Customization Guide HLASM V1R5 Programmer's Guide HLASM V1R5 Toolkit Feature Installation Guide HLASM V1R5 Programmer's Guide HLASM V1R5 Language Reference HLASM V1R5 General Information HLASM V1R5 Toolkit Feature User's Guide HLASM V1R5 Toolkit Feature Interactive Debug Facility User's Guide HLASM V1R5 Installation and Customization Guide HLASM V1R5 Licensed Program Specifications GC26-4943 SC26-3494 SC26-4941 GC26-8711 SC26-4941 SC26-4940 GC26-4943 GC26-8710 GC26-8709 SC26-3494 GC26-4944 HLASM V1R5 General Information Introduces you to the High Level Assembler product by describing what it does and which of your data processing needs it can fill. It is designed to help you evaluate High Level Assembler for your data processing operation and to plan for its use. HLASM V1R5 Installation and Customization Guide Contains the information you need to install and customize, and diagnose failures in, the High Level Assembler product. The diagnosis section of the book helps users determine if a correction for a similar failure has been documented previously. For problems not documented previously, the book helps users to prepare an APAR. This section is for users who suspect that High Level Assembler is not working correctly because of some defect. xii HLASM V1R5 Language Reference
IBM High Level Assembler for MVS & VM & VSE Publications HLASM V1R5 Language Reference Presents the rules for writing assembler language source programs to be assembled using High Level Assembler. HLASM V1R5 Licensed Program Specifications Contains a product description and product warranty information for High Level Assembler. HLASM V1R5 Programmer's Guide Describes how to assemble, debug, and run High Level Assembler programs. HLASM V1R5 Toolkit Feature Installation Guide Contains the information you need to install and customize, and diagnose failures in, the High Level Assembler Toolkit Feature. HLASM V1R5 Toolkit Feature User's Guide Describes how to use the High Level Assembler Toolkit Feature. HLASM V1R5 Toolkit Feature Debug Reference Summary Contains a reference summary of the High Level Assembler Interactive Debug Facility. HLASM V1R5 Toolkit Feature Interactive Debug Facility User's Guide Describes how to use the High Level Assembler Interactive Debug Facility. Softcopy Publications The High Level Assembler publications are available in the following softcopy formats: z/OS V1Rx Collection, SK3T-4269 z/OS V1Rx and Software Products DVD Collection, SK3T-4271 z/VM Collection, SK2T-2067 VSE Collection, SK2T-0060 The High Level Assembler web site The High Level Assembler web site, at | http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/hlasm provides access to all HLASM publications, in downloadable or directly viewable PDF and BookMaster® formats. The web site also provides access to other information relevant to High Level Assembler. | Using LookAt to look up Message Explanations | LookAt is an online facility that lets you look up explanations for most of the IBM | messages you encounter, as well as for some system abends and codes. Using | LookAt to find information is faster than a conventional search because in most | cases LookAt goes directly to the message explanation. | You can use LookAt from the following locations to find IBM message explanations | for z/OS elements and features, z/VM, VSE/ESA, and Clusters for AIX® and | Linux: About this Manual xiii
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IBM High Level Assembler for MVS & VM & VSE Publications<br />
<strong>HLASM</strong> V1R5 <strong>Language</strong> <strong>Reference</strong><br />
Presents the rules for writing assembler language source programs to<br />
be assembled using High Level Assembler.<br />
<strong>HLASM</strong> V1R5 Licensed Program Specifications<br />
Contains a product description and product warranty information for High<br />
Level Assembler.<br />
<strong>HLASM</strong> V1R5 Programmer's Guide<br />
Describes how to assemble, debug, and run High Level Assembler<br />
programs.<br />
<strong>HLASM</strong> V1R5 Toolkit Feature Installation Guide<br />
Contains the information you need to install and customize, and<br />
diagnose failures in, the High Level Assembler Toolkit Feature.<br />
<strong>HLASM</strong> V1R5 Toolkit Feature User's Guide<br />
Describes how to use the High Level Assembler Toolkit Feature.<br />
<strong>HLASM</strong> V1R5 Toolkit Feature Debug <strong>Reference</strong> Summary<br />
Contains a reference summary of the High Level Assembler Interactive<br />
Debug Facility.<br />
<strong>HLASM</strong> V1R5 Toolkit Feature Interactive Debug Facility User's Guide<br />
Describes how to use the High Level Assembler Interactive Debug<br />
Facility.<br />
Softcopy Publications<br />
The High Level Assembler publications are available in the following softcopy<br />
formats:<br />
z/OS V1Rx Collection, SK3T-4269<br />
z/OS V1Rx and Software Products DVD Collection, SK3T-4271<br />
z/VM Collection, SK2T-2067<br />
VSE Collection, SK2T-0060<br />
The High Level Assembler web site<br />
The High Level Assembler web site, at<br />
| http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/hlasm<br />
provides access to all <strong>HLASM</strong> publications, in downloadable or directly viewable<br />
PDF and BookMaster® formats.<br />
The web site also provides access to other information relevant to High Level<br />
Assembler.<br />
| Using LookAt to look up Message Explanations<br />
| LookAt is an online facility that lets you look up explanations for most of the IBM<br />
| messages you encounter, as well as for some system abends and codes. Using<br />
| LookAt to find information is faster than a conventional search because in most<br />
| cases LookAt goes directly to the message explanation.<br />
| You can use LookAt from the following locations to find IBM message explanations<br />
| for z/OS elements and features, z/VM, VSE/ESA, and Clusters for AIX® and<br />
| Linux:<br />
About this Manual<br />
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