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  • Committer: Package Import Robot
  • Author(s): Ole Streicher
  • Date: 2014-04-22 14:44:58 UTC
  • Revision ID: package-import@ubuntu.com-20140422144458-okiwi1assxkkiz39
Tags: upstream-13.09pl1.2+dfsg
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% @(#)branch.mlq        19.1 (ESO-IPG) 02/25/03 14:02:59
 
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\rightpage
 
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\noqualifier
 
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\se
 
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SECTION./
 
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\es\co
 
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BRANCH                                                  15-JAN-1987  KB
 
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\oc\su
 
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BRANCH var comparisons labels
 
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        multi-way branching
 
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\us\pu
 
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Purpose:
 
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          Do multi-way branching.
 
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\up\sy
 
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Syntax: 
 
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          BRANCH var comparisons labels
 
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\ys\pa
 
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          var = name or contents of key (type integer or character)
 
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\ap\pa
 
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          comparisons = string of integer or character comparison-values
 
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              separated by commas
 
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\ap\pa
 
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          labels = string of labels (without colon (:) in the end), separated
 
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              by commas
 
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\ap\sa
 
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See also:
 
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          GOTO
 
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\\
 
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          Chapter 3 of MIDAS Users Guide, volume A
 
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\as\no
 
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Note:  
 
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          If var is equal to any of the comparison-values, flow-of-control is
 
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          transferred to the corresponding label as given in the parameter
 
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          'labels'.
 
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\\
 
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          If no match is found, the statement following the BRANCH command will
 
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          be executed.
 
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\on\exs
 
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Examples:
 
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\ex
 
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          BRANCH P1(4:4) A,B,C,D,X LAB_A,LAB_B,LAB_C,LAB_D,LAB_X
 
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          if P1(4:4) is the character C, a jump to the line with the label
 
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          LAB_C: will be done
 
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\xe\ex
 
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          BRANCH inputi(11) 2,04,6,8 L1,L2,L3,L4
 
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          if INPUTI(11) is 4 a jump to the line with label L2: is done
 
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\xe \sxe