Re: Leave outside of DO group???

["TheBorg" <sjl_abc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> DrFranken wrote:
> I like James' explanation here but I stay more on the Practical side. If
> I copy a chunk of code or move a chunk of code and there are "GoTo"
> instructions I must carefully analyze the tags and determine if they
> also must be moved or if new ones must be created. Failure to do so can
> break program logic very badly. With a loop that utilizes Leave in
> addition to a normal exit 'at the bottom' it's very easily portable with
> essentially no risk to primary program flow.
>
> Translation: I am lazy. :-)


> > Then Jon Paris wrote:
> >  my little MQC - you are practical - not lazy.
> >  I hate goto with a passion. Have been burnt by it so many times.
> >   I've never been burnt by Leave or Iter - both are obvious, clear, 
> > unambiguous. Purists can scream all they want, they work.

> >  ****** Often code written to avoid them is far worse.  ******


+10,000
-sjl