Date   : Wed, 07 Jan 2004 01:51:22 +0000
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: Re: BBC BASIC4 - Comments in DATA statements!

Steve Fewell <kranser@...> wrote:
> Was anyone aware that it is possible to include
> comments in DATA statements - not that it's much use
> on the Beeb, with the lack of memory!
> 
> 50 DATA 12.50 (This is the Wage), 6.0 (This is the
> Number of hours), 42 (This is the age)
 
Not only can you include comments in data statements, you can include data
in comments!  See:
 
DATA 12.50:REM Wages,6.0:REM Hours,42:REM Age
 
As you found out, the data parser scans forward for a comma ignoring
anything in between. This means it ignores REMs!  As a DATA statement is
treated as a REM when executed, it doesn't fall over.  Try:
 
REM Hello:PRINT "Hello"
 
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