PERFORM with TIMES Phrase
The procedure(s) referred to in the TIMES phrase PERFORM statement are executed the number of times specified by the value in identifier-1 or integer-1. Control then passes to the next executable statement following the PERFORM statement.
PERFORM Statement - Format 2 >>-PERFORM------------------------------------------------------> >--+-procedure-name-1--+-------------------------------+--| phrase 1 |-+->< | '-+-THROUGH-+--procedure-name-2-' | | '-THRU----' | '-| phrase 1 |--imperative-statement--END-PERFORM-------------------' phrase-1 |--+-identifier-1-+--TIMES--------------------------------------| '-integer-1----'
- identifier-1
- Must be an integer item.
If identifier-1 is zero or a negative number at the time the PERFORM statement is initiated, control passes to the statement following the PERFORM statement.
After the PERFORM statement has been initiated, any change to identifier-1 has no effect in varying the number of times the procedures are initiated.
