On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 10:53 AM, Mike Schwab <[email protected]> wrote:
> You, as a person, are expecting it to follow indentation. > The computer is following the numbers as typed, regardless of indentation. > Ah. I understand. It's "wack the programmer along side the head" time! [grin/] The physical indentation, in and of itself, wasn't really the problem in the original code. It was my attempt to "match" the level number values with a, to me, implied "nesting level" that causes my confusion. IMO, the original code is, at least, confusingly coded. I've always seen, and so expect, a given COBOL level number to match a particular "nesting" level, as I think of it (for group moves). Perhaps this was the original programmer's take on an "obfuscated COBOL" program. Oh well, in any case, I've had my knowledge of COBOL expanded. No wondering I've always disliked it. -- Schrodinger's backup: The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore is attempted. Yoda of Borg, we are. Futile, resistance is, yes. Assimilated, you will be. He's about as useful as a wax frying pan. 10 to the 12th power microphones = 1 Megaphone Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
