JAMZ Syntax Highlighter README

This is a syntax highlighter extension for the JAMZ (Just Another Macro language for z/OS) processor.

Features

• Highlights JAMZ processor statements
• Highlights embedded REXX language statements

Example showing highlighted JAMZ statements (which are prefixed by ..) and embedded REXX expressions (which are enclosed by [ and ]):

Requirements

• If you want to actually run the JAMZ processor (on z/OS, Linux or Windows) you will need to clone the JAMZ processor repository from Github and follow the installation instructions in the README.

  https://github.com/abend0c1/jam

• If you want JAMZ syntax highlighting in VSCode (when editing .jam or .jamz files) then install this extension.

• If you also want embedded REXX syntax highlighting in VSCode then you will need to install a suitable REXX highlighter extension from the VSCode Marketplace (press Ctrl+Shift+X and type rexx into the search box).

Known Issues

• None.

Release Notes

• None.

0.0.1

Initial release of JAMZ syntax highlighter.

0.0.2

• Highlighted macro names (as function names)
• Improved highlighting of the ask, askq, asku and askqu JAM verbs

0.0.3

• Corrected version number

0.0.4

• Updated screen shot image