DATA statement

[Rod]

In the middle of a lengthy data list I am getting a compiler error "unexpected code at end of line" I can't see any reason for it. If I move the whole data set it still stops on the line, if I rem out the first line it stops on the next, I have to rem out all of the lines br1,.....  and below to get past the compile. If I insert the br1,..... line anywhere in the data set it stops the compile?


[data]

DATA -500,"R",-270,"N",-300,"B",-900,"Q",-7500,"K",-300,"B",-270,"N",-500,"R"
DATA -100,"P",-100,"P",-100,"P",-100,"P",-100,"P",-100,"P",-100,"P",-100,"P"
DATA 0," ",0," ",0," ",0," ",0," ",0," ",0," ",0," "
DATA 0," ",0," ",0," ",0," ",0," ",0," ",0," ",0," "
DATA 0," ",0," ",0," ",0," ",0," ",0," ",0," ",0," "
DATA 0," ",0," ",0," ",0," ",0," ",0," ",0," ",0," "
DATA 100,"P",100,"P",100,"P",100,"P",100,"P",100,"P",100,"P",100,"P"
DATA 500,"R",270,"N",300,"B",900,"Q",5000,"K",300,"B",270,"N",500,"R"

data 100,128,187,238,290,343,395,449,501,555
data 105,156,177,231,286,340,395,451,507,560
data 110,190,168,225,281,338,395,454,510,568
data 115,225,157,215,275,335,395,455,516,575
data 120,265,146,208,269,332,395,458,520,584
data 125,310,133,197,265,328,395,461,527,593
data 130,350,120,188,257,326,395,465,534,604
data 135,410,104,176,249,321,395,467,541,614

data 170,187,238,290,343,395,449,501,555,606
data 204,177,231,286,340,395,451,507,560,614
data 237,168,225,281,338,395,454,510,568,623
data 273,157,215,275,335,395,455,516,575,636
data 312,146,208,269,332,395,458,520,584,645
data 355,133,197,265,328,395,461,527,593,660

data 403,120,188,257,326,395,465,534,604,671
data 454,104,176,249,321,395,467,541,614,693
data 516,104,176,249,321,395,467,541,614,693

data br1,bn1,bb1,bq1,bk1,bb2,bn2,br2
data bp1,bp2,bp3,bp4,bp5,bp6,bp7,bp8
data wp1,wp2,wp3,wp4,wp5,wp6,wp7,wp8
data wr1,wn1,wb1,wq1,wk1,wb2,wn2,wr2

[tenochtitlanuk]

I copied the data and pre-pended
for i =1 to 500
   read a$
   print a$
next i

end

It ran without erroring in LB4.5, errors in LB5..

[Carl Gundel]

Apr 27, 2019 8:08:43 GMT -5 tenochtitlanuk said:

I copied the data and pre-pended
for i =1 to 500
   read a$
   print a$
next i

end

It ran without erroring in LB4.5, errors in LB5..

LB5 does not support unquoted strings as DATA items. LB4 can be slightly loosey goosey about the way it does things, and LB5 is a little more formal. I will think carefully about what to do about this, but I think it's a reasonable restriction.

[tenochtitlanuk]

I think LB5 is seeing it the right way. I don't think in LB4 I've ever tried to read an unquoted string!
Related, I found LB4 ability to mix numbers in with string text in graphic commands a bit weird...

[Rod]

Yes, old code will be easy to tweak.

Playwave, kill, drawbmp and sprite names seem to be next on the list. Playwave and kill are probably not implemented. I am wondering whether loadbmp names and sprite names have the same scope as lb4.

More testing required.