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VMS Help COBOL, PROCEDURE_DIVISION, PERFORM *Conan The Librarian |
The PERFORM statement executes one or more procedures. It returns control to the end of the PERFORM statement when procedure execution ends.
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The PERFORM statement executes one or more procedures. It returns
control to the end of the PERFORM statement when procedure execution
ends.
Format 1 -
PERFORM [first-proc [ { THRU } end-proc ]]
[ [ { THROUGH } ]]
[ stment END-PERFORM ]
1.1 - first-proc
is a procedure-name that identifies a paragraph or section in the Procedure Division. The set of statements in first-proc are the first (or only) set of statements in the PERFORM range.
1.2 - end-proc
is a procedure-name that identifies a paragraph or section in the Procedure Division. The set of statements in end-proc are the last set of statements in the PERFORM range.
1.3 - stment
is an imperative statement.
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The PERFORM statement executes one or more procedures. It returns
control to the end of the PERFORM statement when procedure execution
ends.
Format 2 -
PERFORM [first-proc [ { THRU } end-proc ]] repeat-count TIMES
[ [ { THROUGH } ]]
[ stment END-PERFORM ]
2.1 - first-proc
is a procedure-name that identifies a paragraph or section in the Procedure Division. The set of statements in first-proc are the first (or only) set of statements in the PERFORM range.
2.2 - end-proc
is a procedure-name that identifies a paragraph or section in the Procedure Division. The set of statements in end-proc are the last set of statements in the PERFORM range.
2.3 - stment
is an imperative statement.
2.4 - repeat-count
is a numeric integer literal or the identifier of a numeric integer elementary item. It controls how many times the statement set (or sets) executes.
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The PERFORM statement executes one or more procedures. It returns
control to the end of the PERFORM statement when procedure execution
ends.
Format 3 -
PERFORM [first-proc [ { THRU } end-proc ]] [ WITH TEST { BEFORE } ]
[ [ { THROUGH } ]] [ { AFTER } ]
UNTIL cond
[ stment END-PERFORM ]
3.1 - first-proc
is a procedure-name that identifies a paragraph or section in the Procedure Division. The set of statements in first-proc are the first (or only) set of statements in the PERFORM range.
3.2 - end-proc
is a procedure-name that identifies a paragraph or section in the Procedure Division. The set of statements in end-proc are the last set of statements in the PERFORM range.
3.3 - stment
is an imperative statement.
3.4 - cond
can be any conditional expression.
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The PERFORM statement executes one or more procedures. It returns
control to the end of the PERFORM statement when procedure execution
ends.
Format 4 -
PERFORM [first-proc [ { THRU } end-proc ]] [ WITH TEST { BEFORE } ]
[ [ { THROUGH } ]] [ { AFTER } ]
VARYING var FROM init BY increm UNTIL cond
[ AFTER var FROM init BY increm UNTIL cond ] ...
[ stment END-PERFORM ]
4.1 - first-proc
is a procedure-name that identifies a paragraph or section in the Procedure Division. The set of statements in first-proc are the first (or only) set of statements in the PERFORM range.
4.2 - end-proc
is a procedure-name that identifies a paragraph or section in the Procedure Division. The set of statements in end-proc are the last set of statements in the PERFORM range.
4.3 - stment
is an imperative statement.
4.4 - cond
can be any conditional expression.
4.5 - var
is an index-name or the identifier of a numeric elementary data item. Its value is changed by increm each time all statements in the PERFORM range execute.
4.6 - init
is a numeric literal, index-name, or the identifier of a numeric elementary data item. It specifies the value of var before any statement in the PERFORM range executes.
4.7 - increm
is a nonzero numeric literal or the identifier of a numeric elementary data item. It systematically changes the value of var each time the program executes all statements in the PERFORM range.
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