Atari 800

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