Processing procedures
Keep in mind the following when coding your processing procedures:
- An XML processing procedure must not contain any EXIT PROGRAM or GOBACK statements.
- You can use ALTER, GO TO, and PERFORM statements in the processing procedure to transfer control to procedure-names outside the processing procedure. However, control must return to the processing procedure after a GO TO or PERFORM statement.
- A processing procedure can contain a CALL statement. The target program can contain an XML PARSE statement.
The ILE COBOL Programmer's Guide provides details on using the XML PARSE statement and processing procedures.