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Som_TCS
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Joined: 09 Jan 2009
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Location: Chennai / Kolkata
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Hi I just came accross ON command in COBOL like
ON 1
PERFORM 1000-PARA
ELSE
NEXT SENTENCE.
Can anyone tell me what does it mean?
I have convert this COBOL module to New version of COBOL VS-COBOL -II ...what will be syntax in new version of COBOL - as while compiling it is givig error ?
Thanks
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Marso
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Joined: 13 Mar 2006
Posts: 1353
Location: Israel
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"ON 1" is now obsolete. It is more or less equivalent to the following:
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WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 FLAG-ON1 PIC 9(4) COMP VALUE 1.
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
IF FLAG-ON1 = 1 THEN
PERFORM 1000-PARA
MOVE 99 TO FLAG-ON1
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dick scherrer
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Joined: 23 Nov 2006
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Location: Inside the Matrix
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Hello,
"ON" was removed years ago.
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| Can anyone tell me what does it mean? |
ON was often used for a "first-time" switch/indicator.
It was also used when testing to limit the amount of volume without needing to add the code to define/increment/test a counter (i.e. process only 100 records rather than an entire file).
If my memory is working, it will generate a compile error with the current compiler. |
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