Q64896: "Statement Unrecognizable" Using "_" in DATA Statement

Article: Q64896
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# S900807-9 B_BasicCom | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 5-SEP-1990

The line-continuation character in BASIC (the underscore, "_") cannot
be used to continue a DATA statement. Using an underscore on a DATA
statement gives a "Statement unrecognizable" error message at compile
time. This is a design limitation of the line-continuation feature of
Microsoft BASIC compilers.

The following lines, when compiled, demonstrate this behavior:

   DATA 10, 20, 30,_
        40, 50, 60

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 to Microsoft BASIC
Professional Development System (PDS) versions 7.00 and 7.10 for
MS-DOS and MS OS/2.

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