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# TERMINATE

`TERMINATE` [operand1 [operand2]]

This document covers the following topics:

- Function

- Syntax Description

- Program Receiving Control after Termination

- Example

For an explanation of the symbols used in the syntax diagram, see Syntax Symbols.

## Function

The `TERMINATE` statement is used to terminate a Natural session. A `TERMINATE` statement may be placed anywhere within a Natural program. When a `TERMINATE` statement is executed, no end-of-page or end-loop processing will be performed.

For Natural RPC: See Notes on Natural Statements on the Server in the Natural RPC (Remote Procedure Call) documentation.

## Syntax Description

Operand Definition Table:

Operand | Possible Structure | Possible Formats | Referencing Permitted | Dynamic Definition
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
`operand1` | C | S |  |  |  |  | N | P | I |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | yes | no
`operand2` | C | S | A |  |  | A | U |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | yes | yes

Syntax Element Description:

Syntax Element | Description
--- | ---
`operand1` | `operand1` may be used to pass a return code to the program receiving control when Natural terminates. For example, a return code setting may be passed as exit code to the shell. See also Natural Startup Errors in the Operations documentation. The value supplied for operand1 must be in the range `0 - 255`.
`operand2` | `operand2` may be used to pass additional information to the program which receives control after the termination.

## Program Receiving Control after Termination

After the termination of the Natural session, the program whose name is specified with the profile parameter `PROGRAM` will receive control.

Natural passes `operand2` and the value of the profile parameter `PRGPAR` to that program, if they are specified. The program receives these parameters in the usual way as arguments:

    int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    {
      /* Number of arguments passed. */
      printf("Number of arguments: %d\n", argc);
      /* Program name. */
      if ( argc > 0 )
        printf("Program: %s\n", argv[0]);
      /* Value of operand2 of the TERMINATE statement. */
      if ( argc > 1 )
        printf("Operand 2: %s\n", argv[1]);
      /* Value of the profile parameter PRGPAR. */
      if ( argc > 2 )
        printf("PRGPAR: %s\n", argv[2]);
      return 0;
    }

If the `PROGRAM` parameter is not set, the Linux command shell will receive control after the termination.

## Example

    ** Example 'TEREX1': TERMINATE
    ************************************************************************
    DEFINE DATA LOCAL
    1 EMPLOY-VIEW VIEW OF EMPLOYEES
      2 PERSONNEL-ID
      2 NAME
      2 SALARY (1)
    *
    1 #PNUM     (A8)
    1 #PASSWORD (A8)
    END-DEFINE
    *
    INPUT 'ENTER PASSWORD:' #PASSWORD
    *
    IF #PASSWORD NE 'USERPASS'
      /*
      TERMINATE
      /*
    END-IF
    *
    INPUT 'ENTER PERSONNEL NUMBER:' #PNUM
    *
    FIND EMPLOY-VIEW WITH PERSONNEL-ID = #PNUM
      DISPLAY NAME SALARY (1)
    END-FIND
    *
    END

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- Function
- Syntax Description
- Program Receiving Control after Termination
- Example