Re: Stop Run vs GoBack

On 6/25/2007 at 9:49 AM, in message <f5oo68$6jl$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
<docdwarf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In article <l8nv73lbaajgladcst6hno6cetau466h18@xxxxxxx>,
Howard Brazee <howard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:02:53 +1200, "Pete Dashwood"
<dashwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

...or even use STOP RUN in main programs and GOBACK in called ones, in
the
certain knowledge that your code will then behave correctly on any COBOL

platform, including PCs, and that you have complied with the "spirit" of

COBOL in making your code semantically accurate. (People for whom IBM is

the
World, may see it differently.)

The semantically inaccurate command that bothers me (but which is
useful with some compilers), is PERFORM ABEND-ROUTINE.

I ain't coming back.

This might be a reason for the Third Permissible GO TO.

First Permissible: to the bottom (-EXIT) for the present paragraph.
Second Permissible: to the top (PARA-NAME) of the current paragraph.
Third Permissible: to the ABEND routine.

Doc! No! Please don't start this thread up!
(Everyone please avert your eyes!)

Frank
.

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