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  3. June 2003

RE: Testing for valid numeric in an alpha field

--- geir.kildal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Just an example on IF's in COBOL:
> 
> 
> IF A                    = X
>      IF B                       = Y
>           IF C          = Z
>         DO SOMETHING 
>          END-IF
>      END-IF
> END-IF.
> 
> The END-IF's just make the code easier to read....

But it appears that this is possible:

IF  A = X
  IF  B = Y 
    IF  C = Z
      DO THIS
    END-IF
    IF  D = Q
      DO THAT
    END-IF
  ELSE   (this is B NOT = Y)
    IF  K = M
      do the dew
    END-IF
  END-IF
END-IF.

Can you do this kind of nesting without using the END-IF?  If so, how?

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