CONTINUE Statement

The CONTINUE statement prescribes no action.

General Format:

CONTINUE

General Rules:

The CONTINUE statement is an imperative statement that prescribes no action.

Code Sample:

       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. 
       PROGRAM-ID. CONTINUE-1. 
       ENVIRONMENT DIVISION. 
       DATA DIVISION. 
       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 
       77 FLD-1             PIC 9 VALUE 1. 
       77 FLD-2             PIC 9 VALUE 2. 
       77 FLD-3             PIC 9. 
       77 DUMMY             PIC X. 

       PROCEDURE DIVISION. 
       MAIN. 
      * 
      *CONTINUE 
      * 
              ADD FLD-1 TO FLD-2 GIVING FLD-3 
                     ON SIZE ERROR DISPLAY "SIZE ERROR" LINE 8 COL 10 
                     NOT ON SIZE ERROR CONTINUE 
              END-ADD. 

              DISPLAY "CONTINUE-1 COMPLETE!" LINE 10 COL 10. 
              ACCEPT DUMMY LINE 10 COL 30. 
              STOP RUN.