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GOTO Statement Details
 
Syntax
  GOTO {linelabel | linenumber}
 
The GOTO statement provides a way to branch unconditionally to another
line (linelabel or linenumber). A GOTO statement can branch only to
another statement at the same level of a program. You cannot use GOTO
to enter or exit a SUB, FUNCTION, or multiline DEF FN function. You
can, however, use GOTO to control program flow within any of these
program structures.
 
It is good programming practice to use structured control statements
(DO...LOOP, FOR, IF..THEN...ELSE, SELECT CASE) instead of GOTO
statements because a program with many GOTO statements is difficult
to read and debug.