IBM High Level Assembler
High Level Assembler or HLASM is IBM's current assembler programming language for its z/OS, z/VSE, z/VM and z/TPF operating systems on z/Architecture mainframe computers. There is also a version that runs on Linux, primarily intended for systems running on a z/Architecture system (this environment is sometimes referred to as Linux on IBM Z).
Overview[edit]
HLASM was released in June 1992 replacing IBM's Assembler H Version 2.[1][2] Despite the name, HLASM on its own does not have many of the features normally associated with a high-level assembler, but does offer a number of improvements over Assembler H and Assembler(XF), such as labeled and dependent USINGs, more complete cross-reference information, and additional macro language capabilities such as the ability to write user-defined functions. While working at IBM, John Robert Ehrman created and was the lead developer for HLASM[a] and is considered the "father of high level assembler".[4]
High Level Assembler Toolkit[edit]
The High Level Assembler Toolkit is a separately priced accompaniment to the High Level Assembler. The toolkit contains:[5]
- A set of structured programming macros —
- IF/ELSE/ENDIF
- DO/ENDDO
- STRTSRCH/ORELSE/ENDLOOP/ENDSRCH
- CASENTRY/CASE/ENDCASE
- SELECT/WHEN/OTHRWISE/ENDSEL.
- A disassembler.
- A "Program Understanding Tool" (re-engineering aid).
- A Source XREF utility (cross-reference facility).
- Interactive Debug Facility.
- Enhanced SuperC (source comparison tool).
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References[edit]
- ^ IBM Corporation. "IBM High Level Assembler and Toolkit Feature - Release History". Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ IBM Corporation (5 May 1992). "Announcement Letter 292-244: IBM HIGH LEVEL ASSEMBLER/MVS & VM & VSE". Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ Greg Mushial (July 20, 1983), "Module 24: SLAC Enhancements to and Beautifications of the IBM H-Level Assembler for Version 2.8", SLAC VM NOTEBOOK, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
- ^ "Guide to the John R. Ehrman collection". Online Archive of California. X5621.2010. Archived from the original on 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-15. [1]
- ^ IBM Corporation. "Toolkit Feature components". Retrieved October 21, 2012.
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