On Sat, 30 Aug 2025 11:54:16 -0600, Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]> wrote:
>got a syntax error. But the message: > ILLEGAL COMMAND: "DO". >Wtf‽ >1. "DO" is a legal command. >2. I had typed not the reported "DO", but "do". TSO error messages by default do not display the message id. If the message id did not have an action of "check the case", then it should have been submitted to IBM for correction. >I remain firm that messages should echo text with no >unnecessary transformation. Good or bad, it was the choice IBM chose to solve the problem. There are other factors that may have influenced IBM's choice. For instance, remember you were on a 3270. The message got you to the line in error.
