This exactly how it should work. But the real problem with examples 3 and 4 are the that they should be coded like this.
say 'Start', -- this comment ok /* this comment acts as a semicolon */ , 'End' Remember that all lines that do not end with a continuation character will have an implied semicolon inserted by the interpreter. Your examples 3 and 4 have no continuation character in the second line and thus the interpreter thinks that is the end of the statement. David Ashley On 03/05/2010 01:17 PM, James Johnson wrote: > If a comment does not start on the same line as the continuation then > the comment > acts like a semicolon and terminates the clause. > > Examples: > > say 'Start', /* this comment ok */ > 'End' > > say 'Start', /* > this comment ok */ > 'End' > > say 'Start', -- this comment ok > /* this comment acts as a semicolon */ > 'End' > > say 'Start', > /* this comment acts as a semicolon */ > 'End' > > Running the above produces the following: > > Start End > Start End > Start > 'End' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > Start > 'End' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > > Is this the way it is intended to work? I did not find anything in the doc > that states that comments can not follow a continued line or that a > comment block > must start on the continued line. > > James Johnson > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > _______________________________________________ > Oorexx-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Oorexx-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-devel
