Stop Statement

Stop Statement

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Syntax

 Stop 

Description

Suspends program execution

Rules at a Glance

• There is no limit to the number and position of Stop statements within procedures.

• The Stop statement acts like a breakpoint placing the program in break mode and highlighting the current line in the development environment allowing you to step through the code line by line.

Programming Tips and Gotchas

• Stop is intended primarily for use in the design-time environment, where it suspends program execution without terminating it. In the runtime environment, however, Stop will cause the debugger to be invoked.

• Unlike the End statement, Stop does not explicitly close any open files or clear any variables , except in a compiled executable.

See Also

End... Statement