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DO Statement

The DO statement begins a sequence of statements to be executed in a group, called a DO-group. Its general form is:

DO;
  .
  .
  .
END;

For example:

IF B < C THEN DO;
   PUT LIST ('ADDED DATA REQUIRED'); 
   GET LIST (VALUE);
   B = B + VALUE;
   END;

In this example, the PUT LIST, GET LIST, and assignment statements execute if B < C.

DO statements can contain IF statements, other DO-groups, RETURN statements, or GOTO statements that alter the order of execution.

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