problem on perform statement

dipti · New User Joined: 07 Jan 2006 Posts: 4

perform varying i from -2 by 1 until i>2
display 'A'
add 2 to i
end-perform.

how many times 'A' will be displayed.
i tried this program, but it is displaying 'A' only one time why it is showing 'A' only one time.

manjinder · New User Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 45 Location: pune

it wont show A once it will show A 2 times first for ->-2
second for -> 1

rajesh_1183 · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:22 am

it will display A for 5 times...

*** looping variables(ie; i) will not be modified inside the loop...

correct me if i am wrong.....

Thanks,
Rajesh.

gowtham_1982 · Active User Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 109

rajesh_1183 · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 12:07 pm

hi gowtham,

But dipti hasn't metioned that it is a subscript ot index variable.......

Thanks,
Rajesh

gowtham_1982 · Active User Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 109

rajesh_1183 · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:05 pm

Goutham,

In one of the faqs, i read like..we can't modify the looping-variable inside a loop..i am not sure abt this stmt whther it will work for only inline performs or all types of performs......

If it is a subscript or index..we can modify....

Thanks,
rajesh

vinodmaanju · New User Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 28 Location: Pune

I CHKED IT ON MY SYSTEM WITHOUT USING SUBSCRIPT AND INDEX AND I GOT THE RESULT THAT I CAN MODIFY LOOPING VARIABLE IN LOOP. BUT IN CASE OF PERFORM N TIMES WE CAN NOT CHANGE THE EXECUTION OF LOOP.

I USED THIS :
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
PERFORM VARYING C FROM 1 BY 2 UNTIL C > 10
SUBTRACT 1 FROM C
DISPLAY ' C ' C
END-PERFORM.

AND MY LOOP WAS EXECUTED 10 TIMES.

EXAMPLE 2:
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
MOVE 5 TO C.
PERFORM C TIMES
SUBTRACT 1 FROM C
DISPLAY ' C : ' C
END-PERFORM.
STOP RUN.
WILL EXECUTE 5 TIMES AND VALUE OF C WILL GIVE 04,03,02,01,00

IN SATYAM ONE OF MY INTERVIEWERS WHO ASKED ME SAME QUESTION.

chandan.inst · Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:59 pm

Hi,
It has to be dispaly A twice
I think deepti has given picture clause for i like
01 i pic 9.
it should be
01 i pic s9.

regards,
chandan

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Rajesh said:

pa1chandak · New User Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 55

IF YOU ARE SPECIGING MOVE 2 TO A THEN IT WILL PERFORM THE LOOP 5 TIMES

BUT IF SPECIFY ADD 2 TO A THEN IT SHOULD HAVE PERFORMED THE LOOP 2 TIMES ONLY

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sudheer_kumar · New User Joined: 27 Dec 2005 Posts: 16

1)
01 I PIC [b]S9 VALUE 1[/b]
PERFORM VARYING I FROM -2 BY 1 UNTIL I > 2
DISPLAY 'A'
ADD 2 TO I
END-PERFORM.

For the above code , A will be displayed twice. Because for the first time
I=-2 , A is displayed and 2 will be added to I . The value of I becomes zero. For the second time I is increased to 1(I FROM -2 BY 1). The condition will be satisfied and the again A will be displayed.

2)
01 I PIC 9 VALUE 1 ---- > No sign field
PERFORM VARYING I FROM -2 BY 1 UNTIL I > 2
DISPLAY 'A'
ADD 2 TO I
END-PERFORM.

For the above code , A will be displayed only once. Because for the first time the value of I is 2 not -2 since I is not decalred as sign field.
Therefore only once will displayed.

I think dipti has declared I has PIC 9.

Correct me If I am wrong

Aji · New User Joined: 03 Feb 2006 Posts: 53 Location: Mumbai

Hi Dipti,

A will be displayed 2 times.
Since initially i is -2, A wil be displayed.
then added 2 to i, i now becomes 0, then thru perfrom again added 1 to i
now i is 1, one more A is displayed
add 2+ 1 to i, i becomes 4
end-perform is executed.
ie A is displayed 2 times.
if i is declared without s ( i pic s9), initial value of i will be 0.
only one a will be displayed.

Regards

Aji Cherian

mijanurit · New User Joined: 26 Aug 2005 Posts: 33 Location: bangalore

hi all!

it will show 'A' two times.
because
1.first time control comes to the loop when i's value is -2 and display A.
within loop i's value become 0.
then perform statement itself increament the value of i by 1.
now the value of i become 1.
2. second time control will come to loop and display A.
same thing will happen and i's value will be 4.
now perform condition will not be satisfied.
control will come out of the loop.

thanks and regards
mijanurit