On Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:32:57 -0400 Dave Clark <[email protected]>
wrote:
:> In COBOL, an EVALUATE-WHEN-END-EVALUATE construct can use the
:>CONTINUE verb as a placeholder where you would normally need an imperative
:>statement. Well, in ASSEMBLER I have a SELECT-WHEN-ENDSL construct in
:>which I now need the same kind of placeholder instruction. In storage I
:>have used CNOP for alignment purposes but I don't think that is what I
:>want in this case. I know there are a number of instructions (compare,
:>branch, etc) that CAN be used as such a placeholder but the manual says
:>these are not the best way to do that kind of thing. But it doesn't say
:>what IS the best way to do this and I don't see a NOP or NOOP -- as I
:>would expect. What am I missing?!?
Just put another WHEN right after it.
SELECT
WHEN 1
something
WHEN 2
WHEN 3
something
ENDSEL ,
No need for a placeholder instruction.
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Binyamin Dissen <[email protected]>
http://www.dissensoftware.com
Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel
