The PIPE command creates a special execution context for its command sequences. The following DCL commands either do not work or exhibit new behavior in this context: o PIPE - Nested PIPE commands in the same command procedure level are not allowed. There can only be one PIPE command context for each command procedure level; however, nested PIPE commands at different procedure levels are allowed. For example: $ TYPE FOO.COM $ ! FOO.COM $ : $ PIPE ... $ : $ $ PIPE @FOO.COM ; ... In this example, the PIPE command inside FOO.COM is allowed because it is executed at a different command procedure level. o GOTO and EXIT - These two commands, when executed as PIPE command sequences, delete the PIPE command context before the GOTO or EXIT command is executed. Any command sequences following these two commands in a PIPE command are flushed. o STOP - The STOP command, when executed after a PIPE command is interrupted by Ctrl/Y, deletes the PIPE command context. o THEN, ELSE, ENDIF, SUBROUTINE, ENDSUBROUTINE, RETURN, and DCL labels - These commands cannot execute as PIPE command sequences because it is not possible to realize their functions in a PIPE command context.