At the suggestion of an anonymous source I did, and it compiled, but gives
an unassigned variable error during execution.  Oh well.....

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Did you try using DO:

LOOP WHILE READNEXT ID DO



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I also work on a PICK system that doesn't have EXIT, and while I had
hoped that this would work there, it doesn't compile saying the LOOP
stmt is invalid

   :(

PERFORM 'SELECT ORDER.BACK'
LOOP WHILE READNEXT ID
  PRINT ID:;INPUT WAIT
REPEAT
STOP

Ah shucks......

It did work nicely on Unidata though.... :) -----Original Message-----
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loop while readnext ID
   blah blah blah
repeat


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I can NAME THAT TUNE in *** 2 *** notes:

LOOP WHILE READNEXT ID DO
   blah blah blah
REPEAT

;)



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> > > >>     READNEXT ID FROM LIST ELSE ID = @AM
> > > >But why do you use an odd convention like ID = @AM ?
> >
> > because it would be impossible for ID to be an attribute mark via
> > readnext.
> > If you later test for ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) there's only one way that could 
> > have
> > happened.

Of course, in most programs it might be clearer to write

LOOP
   READNEXT ID FROM LIST ELSE EXIT
   blah blah blah
REPEAT

rather than testing a amgic valid of ID.


Martin Phillips
Ladybridge Systems
17b Coldstream Lane, Hardingstone, Northampton NN4 6DB
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