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Hi, Dave:

Do a google search for "goto statement considered harmful" (without the quotes)

and then read some of the results.

HTH,

Mark S. Waterbury

> On 9/10/2012 7:18 AM, Dave wrote:
Found this in an rpg program :


A programme reads a primary file then does :

/free

if ..; //error detected
doErrorstuff;


/END-FREE
C GOTO FIN
/FREE

endif;

/end-free

The same is repeated wherever an error may occur.

What's wrong with this, apart from being ugly code? I was told that a
GOTO indicates poor analysis.

What's different with using a DO loop with ITER or LEAVE, a SUBR with LEAVESR?


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