COBOL·COBOL essentials

Arithmetic and conditions

ADD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY and IF handle calculations and branches.

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Use ADD ... TO ....
IF ... END-IF.
Use COMPUTE for formulas.

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ADD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY and IF handle calculations and branches.

Use ADD ... TO ....
IF ... END-IF.
Use COMPUTE for formulas.

math.cobCOBOL

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. MATH1.
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 WS-SCORE PIC 9(3) VALUE 84.
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
    IF WS-SCORE >= 80
        DISPLAY "PASS"
    ELSE
        DISPLAY "RETRY"
    END-IF.
    STOP RUN.

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Answer from memory: Which statement ends an IF block in modern COBOL?

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