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Returns the current setting of the automatic loop control counter.
&LOOPCTL is a system variable that is used to determine the value of the system loop control counter current for the executing process. The system default value for &LOOPCTL is 1000, and this value decrements by one for each time a loop is executed. On exit from a loop, the counter returns to the default value. If the counter reaches0, then the process is terminated, on the assumption that it is looping uncontrollably.
Example: &LOOPCTL
&IF &LOOPCTL LT 10 &THEN + &GOTO .GIVEUP
Notes:
The &LOOPCTL verb is used to reset the loop control counter. You might need to do this if you expect to loop validly for a significant number of iterations during standard processing.
If your procedure has varying processing to perform, resulting in possible very lengthy iterations, you can check the decrementing value of &LOOPCTL and take action to avoid abnormal termination of the procedure.
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