GOBACK, EXIT PROGRAM and STOP RUN

aprak00 · New User Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Posts: 24

please explain the difference between GOBACK, EXIT PROGRAM and STOP RUN?

inr · New User Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 1 Location: india

Exit : the control comes out of the program.
go back: the control goes to the OS
stop run:it indicates the end of the paragraph.

guptae · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:03 pm

Hi,

There is no difference in the function of STOP RUN or GOBACk if in a STANDALONE program. As soon the program executes, the control goes back to MVS.

But in case of Called program,

If Stop Run, the Control goes back to MVS which shouldn't be the case. where as for GoBack, the control goes to the Calling Program.
For the reason, we shouldn't code Stop Run for a Subroutine.

vin12pr · New User Joined: 14 Jun 2006 Posts: 56

Stop Run : Is coded only in the main program and it returns the control back to the operating system.

GO back: Can be coded in main program and sub program and it returns teh control from where it received the control

Exit Program:Is coded in sub program and it returns the control to the main program.

pankajupadhyay · New User Joined: 04 May 2007 Posts: 13 Location: pune

STOP RUN is the last executable statement of main program that give the control back to MVS/os.
EXIT is last executable statement of sub program that control back to main program.
GOBACK is not executable but last statement of any program which give the control back to "where it came"