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END PROGRAM Header
The END PROGRAM header is a feature of the 1985 ANSI COBOL standard
The END PROGRAM header indicates the end of the named COBOL program. It
must begin in Area A.
Syntax
END PROGRAM program-name.
Description
The following rules should be observed when using the END PROGRAM header:
* The program-name must be identical to the program-name declared in
the preceding PROGRAM-ID paragraph. In a nested program, the END
PROGRAM header for the contained program must precede the END
PROGRAM header for the containing program.
* It must be present in every program which either contains or is
contained within another program.
* If the program being terminated by the END PROGRAM is contained
within another program, the next statement must be either the
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION header or another END PROGRAM header to
terminate the containing program.
* If the program terminated by the END PROGRAM header is not a
contained program and if the next statement is a COBOL statement,
it must be an IDENTIFICATION DIVISION header for the following
COBOL program. These types of programs are called concatenated
programs.
If the END PROGRAM header is not followed by correct program name, the
compiler will issue an error message.