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[Solved]GO Back & EXIT Program in Main program

 
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rameshc

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:26 am    Post subject: GO Back & EXIT Program in Main program
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1.what happen go back stt in stand alone program.
2.what happen exit program stt in stand alone
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ragin

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 7:56 am    Post subject: Re: GO Back & EXIT Program in Main program
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Hey dude,
Go back in stand alone program causes ur program to go to the calling statment in ur program.

Exit it will just cause an end to the main program.

Exit is encountered by a period(.),go back dosent have any period till it gets exit.Got it dude??????
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:36 pm    Post subject:
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Check this:

Code:
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
?     Effects of various termination statements                    ?
+------------------------------------------------------------------------?
? Termination   ?                            ?                           ?
? Statement     ? Main Program               ? Subprogram                ?
+---------------+----------------------------+---------------------------?
? EXIT PROGRAM  ? No action taken.           ? Return to calling         ?
?               ?                            ? program.                  ?
+---------------+----------------------------+---------------------------?
? STOP RUN      ? Return to calling          ? Return directly to the    ?
?               ? program.(1) (May be the    ? program that called the   ?
?               ? system and cause job to    ? main program.(1) (May be  ?
?               ? end.)                      ? the system and cause job  ?
?               ?                            ? to end.)                  ?
+---------------+----------------------------+---------------------------?
? GOBACK        ? Return to calling          ? Return to calling         ?
?               ? program.(1) (May be the    ? program.                  ?
?               ? system and cause job to    ?                           ?
?               ? end.)                      ?                           ?
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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