What is the difference between Perform para and perform
asaection in cobol?

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What is the difference between Perform para and perform asaection in cobol?..

Answer / amita

Performing a section will cause all the paragraphs in that
para to be executed.

While, performing a paragraph will cause only that
particular paragraph to be exe cuted.

Thanks;
Amita.

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What is the difference between Perform para and perform asaection in cobol?..

Answer / sruthi

perform para means only that particular para will be
executed.
section can have one or more paras.
so perform section means the paras under that section will
be executed.

Thanks,
sruthi.

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What is the difference between Perform para and perform asaection in cobol?..

Answer / ssampath

Perform para is just one paragraph and perform section can
perform multiple para's.

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