PAGE statement

The PAGE statement causes a section in a program object or load module to be loaded on a 4K page boundary. If this is a section with multiple text classes, all elements in the section (with the exception of those elements in merge classes) will be aligned on a page boundary.

The syntax of the PAGE statement is:

PAGE          sectionname…

section name: The name of the section to be aligned on a page boundary.

Placement: The PAGE statement can be placed before, between, or after object modules or other control statements.

Note:

If a section is changed by a CHANGE or REPLACE control statement, and page alignment is wanted, specify the new name in the PAGE statement.
The sections named can appear in either the primary input or the automatic call library, or both.
PAGE does not affect the alignment of parts or pseudo registers in the section.
If the ALIGN2 option has been specified, sections listed on the PAGE statement will be aligned on 2 KB boundaries.