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[nivedita]

Hi,

I have a query on usage of RECURSIVE in PROGRAM ID.

When I read through the manual it says that if you use the above then cobol pgm will be called recursively even while the previous call is still active.

I am not getting the below point on , can anybody elborate a bit more from performance perspective as I have program which is using this recursive call..

"Performance considerations for using IS RECURSIVE on the PROGRAM-ID statement (measuring CALL overhead only):
One testcase (Assembler repeatedly calling COBOL) using IS RECURSIVE was 4% slower than not using IS RECURSIVE.
Note: This test measured only the overhead of the CALL (i.e., the subprogram did only a GOBACK); thus, a full application that does more work in the subprograms is not degraded as much."

What is this testcase with assembler repeatedly calling??

Thanks,
Nivedita