[fitsbits] Start of the CONTINUE keyword Public Comment Period

[Mark Calabretta]

On Thu 2007/07/12 21:39:13 -0400, Tom McGlynn wrote
in a message to: Tom McGlynn <Thomas.A.McGlynn at NASA.gov>
and copied to: fitsbits at nrao.edu

>>> Does anyone know of any other syntax that uses a similar method of
>>> continuation?
>> IDL continuations are similar.

IDL provides yet another variant to add to the mix.  However,
syntactically it is quit different:

   1) '$' must occur as the last character on the line.
   2) It is a separate token, not part of another.
   3) It is not redundant; when '$' occurs as the last character the
      continuation is unconditional, because...
   4) ...the continued line does not contain additional syntax.

Mark Calabretta
ATNF