if i dont write exit statement

sgvrsandhya · Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:59 pm

what happens if i forget writing exit statement for a section and for a paragraph.

i think for paragraph it will just perform next statement,but not sure what happens with the section..

guptae · Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:05 pm

Hi Sandhaya,

Ya u r right for the paragraph if u forgot to write exit statement it will execute the next sentence.
Smilar way if u for got to write exit stmt for section it will go to the next stmt like:

PROCEDURE DIVISION.
PERFORM A100-INITIAL.
PERFORM B200-PROCESS.
PERFORM Z000-TERMINATE.

A100-INITIAL SECTION.
A100-START.
......
....
A999-EXIT.
. .. for got to write exit stmt

it will execute B200-PROCESS after processing A999-EXIT.

basically exit stmt does nothing just pass control to the next stmt

Hope it will be helpful

sgvrsandhya · Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:08 pm

ohh ok..thanks ekta!!

sailendranath · New User Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 7 Location: bangalore

HI Sandhya,
Exit statement refers as end of the section. Exit should be the only statement we have to code in a paragragh. If the coding style in terms of section then EXIT refers as end, if stadards are in terms of paragraphs , the last statement in the paragr4aph will be treated as end of the paragraph.

new2cobol · New User Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 77 Location: Bangalore

Sailendra,

It is a standard to devote a full paragraph for the EXIT statement, but that doesn't mean that you absolutely need to code an EXIT statement as a single line in a para. The use of EXIT helps in proper control flows rather than to rely on program flow with proper periods at end of para's.