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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:    JCL job control language - DOS/VSE
+" Maintainer:  Davyd Ondrejko <david.ondrejko@safelite.com>
+" URL:
+" Last change: 2001 May 10
+
+" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" tags
+syn keyword vsejclKeyword DLBL EXEC JOB ASSGN EOJ
+syn keyword vsejclField JNM CLASS DISP USER SYSID JSEP SIZE
+syn keyword vsejclField VSAM
+syn region vsejclComment start="^/\*" end="$"
+syn region vsejclComment start="^[\* ]\{}$" end="$"
+syn region vsejclMisc start="^  " end="$" contains=Jparms
+syn match vsejclString /'.\{-}'/
+syn match vsejclParms /(.\{-})/ contained
+
+" Define the default highlighting.
+" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
+" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_vsejcl_syntax")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_vsejcl_syntax = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink vsejclComment		Comment
+  HiLink vsejclField		Type
+  HiLink vsejclKeyword		Statement
+  HiLink vsejclObject		Constant
+  HiLink vsejclString		Constant
+  HiLink vsejclMisc			Special
+  HiLink vsejclParms		Constant
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "vsejcl"
+
+" vim: ts=4