Too many nested gosubs

[Kenneth Brody]

On 11/14/2013 1:33 PM, Richard Kreiss wrote:
[...]
>> GOSUBs can be nested up to 64 deep.  However, why should the number of
>> files make a difference here, since I would hope that your subroutines
>> issue a RETURN when done?
>
> It does until it reaches a date which is within 60 days of today and then
> there is a goto.

Why?  A subroutine must, by definition, end with a RETURN.  If you use GOTO, 
then you are still in that subroutine.

> I modified the program to use a goto and put a label in the processing
> line.  That cleared up the problem.
>
> However, a return was issued, the file deleted and then the next file was
> gotten by incrementing the array index and the process repeated.  I think
> that is what the program didn't like.  On the return from the system call
> there was a goto.  Maybe I should have put in a return here also.

See above.

-- 
Kenneth Brody