NEXT SENTENCE

General Format

NEXT SENTENCE

Syntax Rules

1.	A NEXT SENTENCE statement is allowed anywhere if either -ca or -cm compiler flags are used. Without these flags, a NEXT SENTENCE statement is allowed only anywhere a conditional statement is allowed.

General Rules

1.	A NEXT SENTENCE statement transfers the flow of execution to the logically next COBOL verb following the next period.

Examples

Continue execution after the if statement

if 1 = 1     next sentence else     display "this cannot ever be displayed" end-if.  *> The period here is mandatory for the next           *> sentence to know where to continue display "hello".