COBOL - Switch Status Condition

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The switch-status condition determines the on or off status of an UPSI switch.

Format:

condition-name

Must be defined in the special-names paragraph as associated with the on or off value of an UPSI switch. (See SPECIAL-NAMES paragraph.)

The switch-status condition tests the value associated with condition-name. (The value is considered to be alphanumeric.) The result of the test is true if the UPSI switch is set to the value (0 or 1) corresponding to condition-name.


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