Problem:

In the cobol program the GOBACK statement is followed by a number. When the GOBACK statement is executed the value is not returned.

How can this value be returned and displayed?

Program contains

GOBACK 3.

Resolution:

You must use RETURNING

cob -xav goback2.cbl

./goback2

echo $?

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.

PROGRAM-ID. GOBACK2.

ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.

DATA DIVISION.

WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.

PROCEDURE DIVISION.

  FIRST-PARA.

     DISPLAY "This program is just to test GOBACK "

           "RETURNING 3"

     GOBACK RETURNING 3.

Then run unix script or enter command echo $?