COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.03+)

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EVALUATE

range

identifier-1

identifier-2

are any identifiers (they can be qualified, subscripted, or reference-

modified). They can be compared to any corresponding selection

subjects being compared in a conditional expression.

literal-1

literal-2

can be any literals. They can be compared to any corresponding

selection subject being compared in a conditional expression.

arith-exp-1

arith-exp-2

are arithmetic expressions. They can be compared to any selection

subject being in a conditional expression.

THROUGH

THRU

indicate that a range of values is to be compared. Two operands

combined by THROUGH or THRU must be of the same class

(alphabetic, alphanumeric, or numeric). The two operands thus

connected constitute a single selection object.

match-imp-stmt

is an imperative statement to be executed when the values of the objects in the

associated object-list match the values of the corresponding subjects in the

subject-list.

no-match-imp-stmt

is an imperative statement to be executed when no match-imp-stmt applies.

After no-match-imp-stmt executes, control passes to the end of the

EVALUATE statement.