Atari 800 User Manual

Atari BASIC Reference Gu ide 105
DATA (D.)
The DATA statement supplies a list of information that is used in
a
program through READ statements. A DATA statement can
includ e numeric values, string values, or both. String variables
must
have been dimensioned before being read.
Data items are separated by commas.
Therefore , string values
that contain commas
will be read as separate data items. For
example,
DATA DOE, JOHN is a DATA statement with two data
items.
However , DATA DOE. JOHN has only one item.
CONFIGURATION
DATA a[b 1...
a$ , b$J
Data must be read into the correct type of variable. A string
variable can accept data in any
form.
EXAMPLE
10 DIM A$(20)
20 FOR I = 1 TO 5
30 READ A$:? A$
40 NEXT I
50 DATA TOM c. , 25 ,, 3 + 4 * %,247
RUN
TOM C.
25
3 + 4 * %
247
The preceding example shows correct data for a string variable.
Notice the blank line in the output that c orresponds to the two
commas in a row. This is read as a string value with no characters
and l ength equal to zero.
If only 4 data items had been supplied with this program , the
message: ERROR-6 AT LINE 30 would have been displayed to

Atari 800 Specifications

General

Processor	MOS Technology 6502
Processor Speed	1.79 MHz
ROM	10 KB
Graphics	ANTIC and GTIA chips
Release Year	1979
Display Resolution	up to 320 x 192
Colors	128 colors
Sound	4 channels
Storage	Cartridge, cassette, floppy disk
Ports	Cartridge, serial, monitor
Operating System	Atari OS