Q57928: Named COMMON SHARED /block/ Can Be Continued onto Next Line

Article: Q57928
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 2.00 2.01 3.00 4.00 4.00b 4.50
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | SR# S891025-45 B_BasicCom | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 31-JAN-1990

Programmers may have long lists of variables that they would like to
include in a named COMMON [SHARED] block; however, their variable
lists are often too long to be seen on the screen all at once.
Variables in a named COMMON [SHARED] block can be continued on the
next line so that they can be seen without having to scroll the
screen.

This information applies to Microsoft QuickBASIC Versions 2.00, 2.01,
3.00, 4.00, 4.00b, and 4.50 for MS-DOS, to Microsoft BASIC Compiler
Versions 6.00 and 6.00b for MS-DOS and MS OS/2, and to Microsoft BASIC
Professional Development System (PDS) Version 7.00 for MS-DOS and MS
OS/2 .

Named COMMON (SHARED) blocks can be continued on several lines by
giving variables on succeeding lines the same block name specified on
the first. Block names must be specified between forward slashes (//).
The following is an example:

   COMMON SHARED /bob/ var1, var2, var3, var4, var5, var6
   COMMON SHARED /bob/ var7, var8, var9, var10, var11, var12
   COMMON SHARED /bob/ var13, var14, var15, var16, var17, var18

Here is an example of continuing an unnamed (blank) COMMON block,
which is distinct in memory from any named COMMON block:

   COMMON SHARED uvar1, uvar2, uvar3, uvar4, uvar5, uvar6
   COMMON SHARED uvar7, uvar8, uvar9, uvar10, uvar11, uvar12
   COMMON SHARED uvar13, uvar14, uvar15, uvar16, uvar17, uvar18

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