Q58027: BASIC PDS 7.10 Allows Line Numbers 40 Digits Long; Correction

Article: Q58027
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 7.00 7.10 | 7.00 7.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | SR# S900120-1 docerr | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 8-JAN-1991

Microsoft BASIC Professional Development System (PDS) versions 7.00
and 7.10 for MS-DOS and MS OS/2 are enhanced to allow line numbers as
long as 40 numbers (characters) long. However, Page 697 of Appendix A
in the "Microsoft BASIC 7.0: Programmer's Guide" (for 7.00 and 7.10)
incorrectly states that the largest line number possible is 65,529.

The following code example demonstrates using large line numbers in
BASIC PDS 7.00 and 7.10

   ON KEY(1) GOSUB 1234567890123456789012345678901234567891
   KEY(1) ON
   CLS
   PRINT "starting"
   WHILE a$ <> "q" AND a$ <> "Q"
   a$ = INKEY$
   WEND
   END

   1234567890123456789012345678901234567891
             PRINT "That is the F1 key"
             PRINT "Hit 'q' or 'Q' to quit"
             RETURN

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