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# STOP

`STOP`

This document covers the following topics:

- STOP Usage

- STOP Example

## STOP Usage

The `STOP` statement is used to terminate the execution of a program and return to the command input prompt.

One or more `STOP` statements may be inserted anywhere within a Natural program.

The `STOP` statement will terminate the execution of the program immediately. Independent of the positioning of a `STOP` statement in a subroutine, any end-page condition specified in the main program will be invoked for final end-page processing during execution of the `STOP` statement.

The `STOP` statement behaves in the same way as the `ESCAPE ROUTINE` statement during method execution. Method execution is terminated immediately without producing any return vale.

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

Note
The use of the `STOP` statement is discouraged within dialog-based applications. For more information, see Using the TERMINATE or STOP Statements Within Dialog-based Applications in the Programming Guide.

## STOP Example

    ** Example 'STPEX1': STOP
    ************************************************************************
    DEFINE DATA LOCAL
    1 #CODE (A1)
    END-DEFINE
    *
    INPUT //
      10X 'PLEASE SELECT COMMAND' //
      10X 'LIST VIEW      (V)' /
      10X 'LIST PROGRAM * (P)' /
      10X 'TECH INFO      (T)' /
      10X 'STOP           (.)' //
      20X 'CODE:' #CODE
    *
    *
    DECIDE ON FIRST #CODE
      VALUE 'V'
        STACK TOP DATA    'VIEW'
        STACK TOP COMMAND 'LIST'
      VALUE 'P'
        STACK TOP COMMAND 'LIST PROGRAM *'
      VALUE 'T'
        STACK TOP COMMAND 'LAST *'
        STACK TOP COMMAND 'TECH'
        STACK TOP COMMAND 'SYSPROD'
      VALUE '.'
        STOP
      NONE
        REINPUT 'PLEASE ENTER VALID CODE'
    END-DECIDE
    *
    *
    END

#### Output of Program STPEX1:

    PLEASE SELECT COMMAND

    LIST VIEW      (V)
    LIST PROGRAM * (P)
    TECH INFO      (T)
    STOP           (.)

              CODE:

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