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Micro Focus Visual COBOL 2.3 for Visual Studio 2015 > General Reference > Error Messages > Syntax Checking Error Messages > COBCH1201 - COBCH1300 > COBCH1241 - COBCH1260 > COBCH1259 GO TO target outside current section

COBCH1259 GO TO target outside current section

A GO TO statement has attempted to change control to outside of the current section.

The RESTRICT-GOTO Compiler directive switches on this behavior. To allow GO TO statements to transfer control to another section, remove the directive.

Parent topic: COBCH1241 - COBCH1260
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