Re: Data Name = to more than one number

From: Howard Brazee (howard_at_brazee.net)
Date: 02/10/04 

Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:38:49 GMT

On 10-Feb-2004, Arnold Trembley <arnold.trembley@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

> If running off the right margin is a problem, there's always this
> approach, which just happens to be my preference for readability.

And maintainability. (Easy to comment and un-comment conditions). As for
readability and maintainability it is much closer to EVALUATE than his original
code snippet.

> IF ORDER-ITEM-SERIES = '1'
> OR ORDER-ITEM-SERIES = '2'
> PERFORM FIRST-DISC
> ELSE
> IF ORDER-ITEM-SERIES = '3'
> OR ORDER-ITEM-SERIES = '4'
> OR ORDER-ITEM-SERIES = '5'
> PERFORM SECOND-DISC
> ELSE
> CONTINUE
> END-IF
> END-IF.

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