Specifications

Commands - 22

CONT

Command

SYNTAX: CONT

PURPOSE: To resume program execution after a break.

REMARKS: The CONT command may be used to resume program execution after a break from the serial port, or

an END or STOP statement has been executed. Execution continues at the point where the break

happened.

CONT is invalid if the program has been edited during the break or if any statements have been

executed in the immediate mode.

WARNING: All tasks are cancelled when a program stops. CONTinuing when using multitasking

is not recommended.

EXAMPLE: In the following example, we create a long loop.

10 A = 1

20 PRINT A ;

30 INC A:GOTO 20

RUN

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(At this point we interrupt the loop by pressing ESC)

CONT

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ERROR: CONT– if executed after a program edit