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   =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=C3=B8j?= to John Reagan   
   Re: Fun trick   
   08 Jan 25 16:38:51   
   
   From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 1/8/2025 3:42 PM, John Reagan wrote:   
   > And the compiler also supports the Extended Pascal TO BEGIN DO and TO   
   > END DO statements.  TO BEGIN DO is just the same as [INITIALIZE] but   
   > allows any statement.  TO END DO is an exit handler (registered with an   
   > initialization routine).   
      
   The compiler tell me that those two are only valid in modules   
   not in programs.   
      
   They are probably most useful for modules, but why not allow   
   them for programs?   
      
   Arne   
      
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