Name
Stop Statement
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
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