Flow-Control Statement Commands (Insert Menu)

Command

Description

If-Then

Makes a decision regarding the program's flow based on a result returned by an expression.

If-Then-Else-Endif

Makes a decision regarding the program's flow similar to the If-Then command, with the added condition that if the If expression is false, any statements following the Else are executed.

Select-Case-EndSelect

Executes one of several groups of statements, depending on the value of an expression.

For-to-Next

Repeats a block of statements a specified number of times forward.

For-downto-Next

Repeats a block of statements a specified number of times backward.

Repeat-Until

Executes statements repeatedly until a specified integer-exp is true (non-zero).

While-EndWhile

Executes statements repeatedly while the specified integer-exp is true (non-zero).

Loop-EndLoop

Executes several statements in an endless loop.

Exitloop

Terminates the smallest enclosing For, Loop, Repeat, or While statement in which it appears.

Continue

Passes control to the next iteration of the smallest enclosing For, Loop, Repeat, or While statement in which it appears.

Run

Runs an ATEasy program. The current program is aborted.

Exit

Terminates the current program and exits ATEasy.

Task

Performs an unconditional branch (out of the normal program sequence) to the specified Task number iTask and to the optional Test number iTest.

ExitTask

Exits the current Task.

Test

Performs an unconditional branch (out of the normal program sequence) to a specified Test iTest in the current running Task.

ExitTest

Exits the current Test.

Retry

Retries a non-fatal run-time (recoverable) error and resumes execution to the statement that caused the error.

Ignore

Ignores a non-fatal run-time (recoverable) error and resumes execution of the next statement.

Pause

Suspends program execution until resumed by the user.

Abort

Stops program execution.

GoTo

Performs an unconditional branch to the statement following the specified label.