[comp.databases] Ingres GOTO...?

chris@vision.UUCP (Chris Davies) (09/19/89)

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Posted for Tony Jenkins, CIM Unit, Leeds University (UK), tony@cim.leeds.ac.uk
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A rather strange query, but we really have got a good reason...   ;-)

Does anyone know how to do an unconditional branch in Ingres 4GL (that's
a GOTO, for any BASIC programmers)?? The Ingres in question is Release 6 
running under VAX/VMS.

Any help appreciated, please send replies to one of the email addresses below.


			Thanks,
			  Tony.

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jas@postgres.uucp (James Shankland) (09/21/89)

In article <546@piglet.vision.UUCP> tony@cim.leeds.ac.uk (Tony Jenkins) writes:
>Does anyone know how to do an unconditional branch in Ingres 4GL (that's
>a GOTO, for any BASIC programmers)?? The Ingres in question is Release 6 
>running under VAX/VMS.

These days, GOTO's are out of favor even in 3GL's; some Dutch guy claims
they're harmful (*).  They almost certainly don't belong in 4GL's.  
I'll bet you can live without them.

jas

(*) Yes, of *course* :-)