Naomi,

>Just set both counters to maximum number and you will fall off the loops.

That'll not always work, you'll need a test after each loop sometimes, your method will only work if there are no commands after the inner loop(s), like

for lnOuterLoop = 1 to lnMaxOuterLoops
	for lnInnerLoop = 1 to lnMaxInnerLoops
		* Do Something
		if SomeCondition()
			lnOuterLoops	= lnMaxOuterLoops + 1
			exit
		endif
	next lnInnerLoop
	* Now, if you are ending the loop here, you do not need further tests, but if you have some commands....
	if lnOuterLoop > lnMaxOuterLoops
		exit
	endif
	* Your extra commands
next lnOuterLoop

So, basically, your solution and Hilmar's are similar, you could've use a flag instead of changing the iteration variable, which might not be as clear and I do not like too much to fiddle with this controller variables, just in case