"Statement Unrecognizable" Using "_" in DATA Statement (64896)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.0
  • Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.0b
  • Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.5
  • Microsoft Basic Professional Development System (PDS) for MS-DOS and MS OS/2 7.0
  • Microsoft Basic Professional Development System (PDS) for MS-DOS and MS OS/2 7.1
  • Microsoft BASIC Compiler for MS-DOS and OS/2 6.0
  • Microsoft BASIC Compiler for MS-DOS and OS/2 6.0b
This article was previously published under Q64896

SUMMARY

The line-continuation character in Basic (the underscore, "_") cannot be used to continue a DATA statement. Using an underscore on a DATA statement gives a "Statement unrecognizable" error message at compile time. This is a design limitation of the line-continuation feature of Microsoft Basic compilers.

The following lines, when compiled, demonstrate this behavior: 
   DATA 10, 20, 30,_
        40, 50, 60
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/16/2005
Keywords:KB64896
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