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Posted: **Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:45 pm**

Hi,
I write nesting IF/THEN/ELSE alright but when I try SELECT/WHEN/OTHERWISE/END, I can't make it work. I am writing a SELECT/WHEN/OTHERWISE/END and in one of the WHEN clauses, I am including another SELECT condition. it works all good but I get an error regarding the last OTHERWISE. my last lines are like this:
OTHERWISE SAY 'YOU SHOULD ANSWER WITH A NUMBER' END
OTHERWISE SAY 'You should answer with yes or no' END
each OTHERWISE has a former SELECT in the code.
The first one is for nested one, and the second one is for the big condition.
it gives the error :
IRX0009I Error running CONSE2, line 59: Unexpected WHEN or OTHERWISE
Do You know what should I do?
How should I write nested SELECT/WHEN/OTHERWISE/END?

Posted: **Sat Apr 11, 2020 1:04 am**

Line 42 of your code is the problem!

Posted: **Sat Apr 11, 2020 1:10 am**

Show the REXX code and error messages. Prino may be correct.

Posted: **Sat Apr 11, 2020 1:41 am**

if this really is what you code, then there is your error:
OTHERWISE SAY 'YOU SHOULD ANSWER WITH A NUMBER' END

it must be either (note the semicolon)
OTHERWISE SAY 'YOU SHOULD ANSWER WITH A NUMBER'; END
or (preferred method)
OTHERWISE SAY 'YOU SHOULD ANSWER WITH A NUMBER'
END

END must be a seperate statement.

Posted: **Sat Apr 11, 2020 4:47 am**

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OTHERWISE SAY 'YOU SHOULD ANSWER WITH A NUMBER' END
OTHERWISE SAY 'You should answer with yes or no' END

I am not sure what the 'END' here is... If that is the END to the SELECT, you should separate two statements that are on the same line with a semicolon.

For clarity, I would enclose any nested stuff between a Do and End:

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Select
  When ( blah) Then
     Do;
       (blah)
     End;
  Otherwise
     Do;
      (blah)
   End;
End;
 

In the ISPF editor, you can turn on the context sensitive highlighting to match the start & end keywords. Specify these commands:

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HI ON
HI PAREN
HI LOGIC
 

Posted: **Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:55 am**

thank guys,
It's solved now!

Posted: **Sun Apr 12, 2020 12:15 am**

mahsa wrote:Do You know what should I do?
How should I write nested SELECT/WHEN/OTHERWISE/END?

1. You must RTFM

2. END terminates the corresponding SELECT, not previous OTHERWISE

3. END when coded in the same line with previous statements must be separated by semicolon ‘;’

Posted: **Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:58 pm**

Pedro wrote:
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OTHERWISE SAY 'You should answer with yes or no' END

I am not sure what the 'END' here is...

In this case END is an undefined REXX variable. By default it is assigned its own name in caps: END = 'END'

So, the whole statement is converted sequentially

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SAY 'You should answer with yes or no' END
SAY 'You should answer with yes or no' 'END'
SAY 'You should answer with yes or no END'

If it was executed successfully, it would result in the output:

You should answer with yes or no END

Posted: **Wed Apr 15, 2020 5:49 am**

I think the main problem could have easily been resolved while writing the program.

In the ISPF editor, you can turn on the context sensitive highlighting to match the start & end keywords. Specify these commands:

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HI ON
HI PAREN
HI LOGIC
 

Through the use of different colors in the editor, it will become clear which End is matched to which DO or which SELECT

Posted: **Wed Apr 15, 2020 6:46 pm**

Pedro wrote:I think the main problem could have easily been resolved while writing the program.

In the ISPF editor, you can turn on the context sensitive highlighting to match the start & end keywords. Specify these commands:
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HI ON
HI PAREN
HI LOGIC

Through the use of different colors in the editor, it will become clear which End is matched to which DO or which SELECT

Or, you can enter command HI{LITE} without parameters, to get the whole panel with multiple HILIGHT options:

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