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HP COBOL II/XL Reference Manual

CONTINUE Statement 

The CONTINUE statement indicates that no executable statement is present.
It is a no-operation statement and has no effect on the execution of the
program.

Syntax 

     CONTINUE 

Description 

CONTINUE can be used anywhere a conditional statement or an imperative
statement is used.

Example 

     IF A < B THEN
           IF A < C THEN
              CONTINUE
           ELSE
              MOVE ZERO TO A
           END-IF
           ADD B TO C.
     SUBTRACT C FROM D.

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