Suppressing STOP Statement's "Hit Any Key to Return" Message (46880)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.0, when used with:
- the operating system: MS-DOS
- Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.0b, when used with:
- the operating system: MS-DOS
- Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.5, when used with:
- the operating system: MS-DOS
- Microsoft BASIC Compiler for MS-DOS and OS/2 6.0
- Microsoft BASIC Compiler for MS-DOS and OS/2 6.0b
- Microsoft Basic Professional Development System (PDS) for MS-DOS and MS OS/2 7.0
This article was previously published under Q46880 SUMMARY
The following message displays when a compiled Basic program is
terminated with a STOP statement:
"STOP in module xxxxx at address ****:****
Hit any key to return to system"
This information applies to Microsoft QuickBasic Versions 4.00, 4.00b,
and 4.50 for MS-DOS and to Microsoft Basic Compiler Versions 6.00,
6.00b for MS-DOS and MS OS/2 and to Microsoft Basic PDS 7.00 for
MS-DOS and MS OS/2.
To suppress this message and return directly to the system without
having to press a key, use the END statement instead of the STOP
statement. You can have multiple END and STOP statements in your
program.
Eliminating the need to press a key may be useful when running Basic
programs from within MS-DOS batch files or from MS-DOS itself.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/8/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB46880 |
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