Microsoft KB Archive/57928

= Named COMMON SHARED /block/ Can Be Continued onto Next Line =

Article ID: 57928

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006



This article was previously published under Q57928



SUMMARY
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

Additional query words: QuickBas BasicCom

Keywords: KB57928

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