Rockwell Automation 1771-DB BASIC MODULE - Manual (Page 158)

Chapter
Statements 11
11 -6
Use the DATA statement to specify the expressions that you can retrieve
with a READ statement (page 11 -31). If you use multiple expressions per
line, you must separate them with a comma.
Every time a READ statement is encountered the next consecutive
expression in the DATA statement is evaluated and assigned to the variable
in the READ statement. You can place DATA statements anywhere within
a program. They are not executed and do not cause an error.
DATA statements are chained and appear as one large DATA statement.
If at anytime all the data is read and you execute another READ statement,
the program terminates and the message
ERROR: NO DATA – IN LINE XX
prints to the console device. The module returns to Command mode.
Important: You cannot use the CHR operator (page 9 -16) in a DATA
statement.
See also RESTORE (page 11 -32)
Syntax
DATA
Example
>LIST
1 REM EXAMPLE PROGRAM
10 DIM A(4)
20 DATA 10,ASC(A),ASC(C),35.627
30 FOR I=0 TO 3
40 READ A(I)
50 NEXT I
60 FOR J=O TO 3
70 PRINT A(J)
80 NEXT J
READY
>RUN
10
65
67
35.627
DATA