7.6 BEGIN_LOOP

Note: Usage options

The BEGIN_LOOP command is used in conjunction with the END_LOOP command to form a processing loop.

The loop formed is repeated the number of times specified by the FROM, TO and STEP parameters. Optionally a field can be nominated in the USING parameter which contains the value of the current iteration of the loop.

Refer to the END_LOOP command for more details and examples.

Also See

7.6.1 BEGIN_LOOP Parameters

7.6.2 BEGIN_LOOP Examples


  BEGIN_LOOP --- USING -------- *INTERNAL ----------------------> 

                                                     field name

                    >--- FROM  -------- 1 --------------------------------> 
                                                    numeric value or field name

                   >--- TO ----------- 9999999 -------------------------> 
                                                  numeric value or field name

                  >--- STEP --------- 1 ----------------------------------| 
                                                non-zero numeric value (+ or -)  

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