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#stdout

Sends a compiler message to StdOut.

Syntax

#stdout [<infoMessage>]

Arguments

<infoMessage>

This is a literal text string to send to the standard output device. If no text is specified, an empty line is output.

Description

The #stdout directive instructs the preprocessor to display the message text specified with <infoMessage>. The message text is output on Stdout so that it can be collected in a file.

Info

See also:	#error
Category:	Preprocessor directives

Example

// The example demonstrates the use of #stdout

   #define DEMO_VERSION

   PROCEDURE Main

      #ifdef DEMO_VERSION             // output at compile time
         #stdout Creating the Demo version of the program
      #else
         #stdout This is the FULL  version of the program
      #endif

      ? "Hi there!"                   // output at run time

   RETURN