HLASM Language Reference

&SYSDATE System Variable Symbol
Example:
2328
Notes:
1. The date corresponds to the date printed in the page heading of listings and
remains constant for each assembly.
2. The value of the type attribute of &SYSDATC (T'&SYSDATC) is always N.
3. The value of the count attribute (K'&SYSDATC) is always 8.
&SYSDATE System Variable Symbol
Use &SYSDATE to obtain the date, in standard format, on which your source
module is assembled. &SYSDATE has a global scope.
The value of &SYSDATE is an 8-character string in the format:
MM/DD/YY
where:
MM
DD
YY
Example:
6/11/4
Notes:
is a two-digit field that gives the month of the year. It has a value between
01 and 12, inclusive.
is a two-digit field that gives the day of the month. It has a value between
01 and 31, inclusive. It is separated from MM by a slash.
is a two-digit field that gives the year of the century. It has a value between
00 and 99, inclusive. It is separated from DD by a slash.
1. The date corresponds to the date printed in the page heading of listings and
remains constant for each assembly.
2. The value of the type attribute of &SYSDATE (T'&SYSDATE) is always U.
3. The value of the count attribute (K'&SYSDATE) is always 8.
&SYSECT System Variable Symbol
Use &SYSECT in a macro definition to generate the name of the current control
section. The current control section is the control section in which the macro
instruction that calls the definition appears. You can't use &SYSECT in open code.
The local-scope system variable symbol &SYSECT is assigned a read-only value
each time a macro definition is called.
The value assigned is the symbol that represents the name of the current control
section from which the macro definition is called. Note that it is the control section
in effect when the macro is called. A control section that has been initiated or
continued by substitution does not affect the value of &SYSECT for the expansion
of the current macro. However, it may affect &SYSECT for a subsequent macro
call. Nested macros cause the assembler to assign a value to &SYSECT that
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