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How will work GOBACK statement & STOP RUN & EXIT-PROGRAM in COBOL ?

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Last Update: December 29, 2008 Asked by: gilbat82

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Submitted by: prasanfid

goback
- When specified in main program, will act like stop run. i.e give control back too O.S
- When specified in sub-program, will give control back to main program

Exit-program
- When specified in main program, will throw abend4038 (compilation) error, since it wont give the control back to the O.S
- When specified in sub-program, will give control back to main program

stop run
- Will stop the current program and give control back to O.S (even in sub-program)

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September 11, 2008 11:46:33

prasanfid

Member Since: September 2008 Contribution: 1

RE: How will work GOBACK statement & STOP RUN & EXIT-PROGRAM in COBOL ?

goback

- When specified in main program will act like stop run. i.e give control back too
O.S
- When specified in sub-program will give control back to main program

Exit-program

- When specified in main program will throw abend4038 (compilation) error since it wont give the control back to the
O.S
- When specified in sub-program will give control back to main program

stop run

- Will stop the current program and give control back to O.S (even in sub-program)

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October 21, 2008 04:55:02

aratik

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RE: How will work GOBACK statement & STOP RUN & EXIT-PROGRAM in COBOL ?

GOBACK gives the controll to main program if we have called the subprogram from the main program.

STOP RUN: This statement halts the execution of the object program and returns control to the system.

EXIT-PROGRAM: This statement specifies the end of a called program and returns control to the calling program.

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December 29, 2008 07:41:37

vidhyakk

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RE: How will work GOBACK statement & STOP RUN & EXIT-PROGRAM in COBOL ?

Go-Back can be used in both main program and sub program. In the sub program it acts as Exit program and in main program it acts as stop run.
Stop Run can only be used in main program but cannot be used in sub program.
Exit- Program can be used in Sub program only.

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