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PERFORM PROCESS-LINE 10 TIMES.

PERFORM INCR-COUNTER UNTIL WS-COUNTER > 5.

PROCEDURE DIVISION.
MAIN-PROCEDURE.
    PERFORM PROCESS-ITEM UNTIL WS-COUNTER > 3.
    STOP RUN.

PROCESS-ITEM.
    DISPLAY "Counter: " WS-COUNTER.
    ADD 1 TO WS-COUNTER.

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## Try it yourself

<CobolExercise
  id="cobol.m3.l2.e1"
  prompt="Write a statement inside MAIN-PROCEDURE to execute the PROCESS-ITEM paragraph exactly 10 times."
  starter={`       PROCEDURE DIVISION.\n       MAIN-PROCEDURE.\n           * WRITE CODE HERE\n           STOP RUN.\n`}
  solution={`       PROCEDURE DIVISION.\n       MAIN-PROCEDURE.\n           PERFORM PROCESS-ITEM 10 TIMES.\n           STOP RUN.\n`}
  rules={{
    requiredKeywords: ['PERFORM PROCESS-ITEM', '10', 'TIMES.', 'STOP RUN.'],
  }}
  hint="Use the syntax: PERFORM PROCESS-ITEM 10 TIMES."
/>

<CobolExercise
  id="cobol.m3.l2.e2"
  prompt="Repeatedly execute the PROCESS-STEP paragraph until the WS-COUNTER variable becomes greater than 5."
  starter={`       PROCEDURE DIVISION.\n       MAIN-PROCEDURE.\n           * WRITE CODE HERE\n           STOP RUN.\n`}
  solution={`       PROCEDURE DIVISION.\n       MAIN-PROCEDURE.\n           PERFORM PROCESS-STEP UNTIL WS-COUNTER > 5.\n           STOP RUN.\n`}
  rules={{
    requiredKeywords: ['PERFORM PROCESS-STEP', 'UNTIL', 'WS-COUNTER', '>', '5', 'STOP RUN.'],
  }}
  hint="Use the syntax: PERFORM PROCESS-STEP UNTIL WS-COUNTER > 5."
/>