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Arithmetic IF Example

This example demonstrates the use of the arithmetic IF statement.

   VAL=-1
   DO/L3:,J,1,3
   IF/VAL+(J*.5),,L1:,L2:
   PRINT/'THE EXPRESSION IS NEGATIVE WHEN J=1'
   JUMP/L3:
   L1:
   PRINT/'THE EXPRESSION IS ZERO WHEN J=2'
   JUMP/L3:
   L2:
   PRINT/'THE EXPRESSION IS POSITIVE WHEN J=3'
   L3:

A label was not necessary for a negative value.