What does the command SKIP do.

sripriya · New User Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 26

Hi all,

What does the command SKIP do in cobol.
Below is the code for reference.

SKIP2
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
CONFIGURATION SECTION.
SKIP1
SOURCE-COMPUTER. IBM-370.
OBJECT-COMPUTER. IBM-370.

Thanks in advance,
Sripriya.

ofer71 · Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:15 pm

The SKIP statements are compiler-directing statements, and are well documented in the fine manual.

O.

KS · New User Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 91 Location: Chennai

The SKIP1 statements specify blank lines that the compiler should be added when printing the source listing.

Eg- SKIP1 - Specifies a single blank line to be inserted in the source listing.

Can be coded in Area A or Area B.
Must be the only statement in the line
Terminated by a period.

sripriya · New User Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 26

Thank u very much for a prompt reply.