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Highlighted Key Words in Comment Lines

Key words within a comment line can be highlighted. This is achieved by coding a plus sign (+) in place of the asterisk as the first non-blank character in the statement. Such lines are scanned for the occurrence of the highlight indicator, which is an at (@) sign. Words bounded by this character are displayed in high intensity and a blank substituted in place of the @ character. Multiple occurrences can exist within a line.

Example: Highlight Key Words in Comment Lines

+BRING UP@WESTERN SECTOR@AT@13.00@.

will display as:

BRING UP WESTERN SECTOR AT 13.00.

If only one @ is contained in a line, the remainder of that line is displayed in high intensity. The effect does not flow on to the next procedure statement.

Note: The &WRITE verb offers further facilities for displaying information and for using color and highlighting to improve information presentation.