Compiler Statement Coding Requirements

The following general coding requirements apply when using batch compiler source statements:

Statements and keywords can start in any column. The compiler scans the column range specified in the ICTL compiler directive statement for meaningful data. The default column range is from 1 through 80.
One or more blanks or commas are required between keywords.
A statement can be coded on more than one line, but keywords cannot be split across lines.
A period terminates a statement unless the period is contained in a comment or a quoted literal string.
Any quoted literal can be continued from one line to another. The final character of the first line must be in the end column, as specified in the ICTL compiler directive statement discussed in the previous table. The first character in the continued literal must begin in the start column of the next line. No continuation character is required.