The rules for using control statements are as follows:
Place a control statement that does not require a slash in a single card image anywhere between columns 1 and 71 (inclusive).
Note: You can precede a control statement that does not require a slash with one or more blanks.
For control statements that require a slash:
Place the slash in column 1.
Place the control statement anywhere between columns 2 and 71 (inclusive).
Do not use a slash on continued lines.
Insert one or more blanks between a control statement and the first operand.
Insert one or more blanks or commas between each subsequent operand.
Use a new card image to specify control statements that span more than one line. A control statement logically continues from column 71 of the preceding line to column 1 of the next line.
Place an asterisk in column 1 of a card image to specify a comment. All text on the line following the asterisk is treated as a comment.
