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COBOL, PROCEDURE_DIVISION, PERFORM, 2format_repeat-count

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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 ]

  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 - 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 - stment

  is an imperative statement.

  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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