Arithmetic expressions in nonarithmetic statements

Arithmetic expressions can appear in contexts other than arithmetic statements. For example, you can use an arithmetic expression with the IF or EVALUATE statement.

In such statements, the rules for intermediate results with fixed-point data and for intermediate results with floating-point data apply, with the following changes:

related references  
Terminology used for intermediate results  
Fixed-point data and intermediate results  
Floating-point data and intermediate results  
IF statement (COBOL for AIX Language Reference)  
EVALUATE statement (COBOL for AIX Language Reference)  
Conditional expressions (COBOL for AIX Language Reference)