Q28162: Missing END IF in FOR NEXT Gives Different Errors in QB and BC

Article: Q28162
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 6.00 6.00b 7.00   | 6.00 6.00b 7.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 2-FEB-1990

The following program gives a "NEXT without FOR" error in QB.EXE and
the QBX.EXE environment shipped with Microsoft BASIC Professional
Development System (PDS) Version 7.00 for MS-DOS, and a "BLOCK IF
WITHOUT END IF" error from an EXE compiled in BC.EXE (the following is
a code example):

   for i=1 to 10
      if x=10 then
        a=c
      else
         d=c
    next i

Both error messages are correct, depending on how you view the program.
This feature will not be changed.

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