Re: Perform loop enhancements

From: Richard (riplin_at_Azonic.co.nz)
Date: 10/29/04

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    Peter Lacey <lacey@mb.sympatico.ca> wrote

    > > This seems to be the trigger for where I do my usual discourse on "it
    > > isn't the GOTO that is harmful, it is the label that it requires that
    > > is the probelem", but I won't.
    >
    > Good, I suppose. Why bother composing this?

    Well that's what I thought. Those that would agree with it already
    understand the issue, those that still think that GOTO is OK to use
    wouldn't agree with the discussion.

    > Ranting about the label wouldn't address the subject.

    Labels are very much part of the subject of out-of-line PERFORMs and
    their scope. When labels can possibly exist within the scope (which
    they cannot when PERFORM paragraph is all that is used), there are
    potential problems that don't otherwise exist.

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