What is the difference between performing a SECTION and a
PARAGRAPH?

Answer Posted / grahame davis

Perform paragraph executes statements in the paragraph
Section executes all paragraphs until next section or until
end of program and ignores any EXIT except for last line in
program or last line prior to new Section. This was found
when someone added a new Section but forgot the SECTION
which meant previous Section then dropped through into new
code which caused logic problems and an abend

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