Q31787: IF <expression> THEN NEXT / THEN WEND Not Supported

Article: Q31787
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 3.00 4.00 4.00b 4.50
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | B_BasicCom | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 20-DEC-1989

You cannot conditionally execute NEXT and WEND statements using the
single-line IF...THEN...ELSE statement.

The following two syntax examples, which are supported by GW-BASIC and
QuickBASIC Version 2.01 and previous versions, are not supported by
QuickBASIC Versions 3.00 and later:

   IF <boolean expression> THEN NEXT

   IF <boolean expression> THEN WEND

Using this illegal syntax will give the following error message at
compile time:

   "NEXT without FOR" or "WEND without WHILE"

This situation is documented in the following manuals:

1. Page 272 of the "Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.00: Learning and Using"
   manual.

2. Page 272 of the "Microsoft BASIC Compiler Version 6.00 for MS-DOS
   and OS/2: Learning and Using QuickBASIC"

3. Gray Page Update-57 of the "Microsoft QuickBASIC Version 3.00
   Update" manual.

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