The
$ELSE statement is used in conjunction with the
IF Statement to control conditional compilation. There is a single format:
$ELSE
Syntax
- The whole statement must appear on a single line.
General Rules
- The most recent
$IF condition is reversed. If the now active
$IF condition is
true, the source lines following the
$ELSE are processed. If the
$IF condition is
false, COBOL source lines are ignored until the next conditional compilation line is encountered.