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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	BASIC
+" Maintainer:	Allan Kelly <allan@fruitloaf.co.uk>
+" Last Change:	Tue Sep 14 14:24:23 BST 1999
+
+" First version based on Micro$soft QBASIC circa 1989, as documented in
+" 'Learn BASIC Now' by Halvorson&Rygmyr. Microsoft Press 1989.
+" This syntax file not a complete implementation yet.  Send suggestions to the
+" maintainer.
+
+" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" A bunch of useful BASIC keywords
+syn keyword basicStatement	BEEP beep Beep BLOAD bload Bload BSAVE bsave Bsave
+syn keyword basicStatement	CALL call Call ABSOLUTE absolute Absolute
+syn keyword basicStatement	CHAIN chain Chain CHDIR chdir Chdir
+syn keyword basicStatement	CIRCLE circle Circle CLEAR clear Clear
+syn keyword basicStatement	CLOSE close Close CLS cls Cls COLOR color Color
+syn keyword basicStatement	COM com Com COMMON common Common
+syn keyword basicStatement	CONST const Const DATA data Data
+syn keyword basicStatement	DECLARE declare Declare DEF def Def
+syn keyword basicStatement	DEFDBL defdbl Defdbl DEFINT defint Defint
+syn keyword basicStatement	DEFLNG deflng Deflng DEFSNG defsng Defsng
+syn keyword basicStatement	DEFSTR defstr Defstr DIM dim Dim
+syn keyword basicStatement	DO do Do LOOP loop Loop
+syn keyword basicStatement	DRAW draw Draw END end End
+syn keyword basicStatement	ENVIRON environ Environ ERASE erase Erase
+syn keyword basicStatement	ERROR error Error EXIT exit Exit
+syn keyword basicStatement	FIELD field Field FILES files Files
+syn keyword basicStatement	FOR for For NEXT next Next
+syn keyword basicStatement	FUNCTION function Function GET get Get
+syn keyword basicStatement	GOSUB gosub Gosub GOTO goto Goto
+syn keyword basicStatement	IF if If THEN then Then ELSE else Else
+syn keyword basicStatement	INPUT input Input INPUT# input# Input#
+syn keyword basicStatement	IOCTL ioctl Ioctl KEY key Key
+syn keyword basicStatement	KILL kill Kill LET let Let
+syn keyword basicStatement	LINE line Line LOCATE locate Locate
+syn keyword basicStatement	LOCK lock Lock UNLOCK unlock Unlock
+syn keyword basicStatement	LPRINT lprint Lprint USING using Using
+syn keyword basicStatement	LSET lset Lset MKDIR mkdir Mkdir
+syn keyword basicStatement	NAME name Name ON on On
+syn keyword basicStatement	ERROR error Error OPEN open Open
+syn keyword basicStatement	OPTION option Option BASE base Base
+syn keyword basicStatement	OUT out Out PAINT paint Paint
+syn keyword basicStatement	PALETTE palette Palette PCOPY pcopy Pcopy
+syn keyword basicStatement	PEN pen Pen PLAY play Play
+syn keyword basicStatement	PMAP pmap Pmap POKE poke Poke
+syn keyword basicStatement	PRESET preset Preset PRINT print Print
+syn keyword basicStatement	PRINT# print# Print# USING using Using
+syn keyword basicStatement	PSET pset Pset PUT put Put
+syn keyword basicStatement	RANDOMIZE randomize Randomize READ read Read
+syn keyword basicStatement	REDIM redim Redim RESET reset Reset
+syn keyword basicStatement	RESTORE restore Restore RESUME resume Resume
+syn keyword basicStatement	RETURN return Return RMDIR rmdir Rmdir
+syn keyword basicStatement	RSET rset Rset RUN run Run
+syn keyword basicStatement	SEEK seek Seek SELECT select Select
+syn keyword basicStatement	CASE case Case SHARED shared Shared
+syn keyword basicStatement	SHELL shell Shell SLEEP sleep Sleep
+syn keyword basicStatement	SOUND sound Sound STATIC static Static
+syn keyword basicStatement	STOP stop Stop STRIG strig Strig
+syn keyword basicStatement	SUB sub Sub SWAP swap Swap
+syn keyword basicStatement	SYSTEM system System TIMER timer Timer
+syn keyword basicStatement	TROFF troff Troff TRON tron Tron
+syn keyword basicStatement	TYPE type Type UNLOCK unlock Unlock
+syn keyword basicStatement	VIEW view View WAIT wait Wait
+syn keyword basicStatement	WHILE while While WEND wend Wend
+syn keyword basicStatement	WIDTH width Width WINDOW window Window
+syn keyword basicStatement	WRITE write Write DATE$ date$ Date$
+syn keyword basicStatement	MID$ mid$ Mid$ TIME$ time$ Time$
+
+syn keyword basicFunction	ABS abs Abs ASC asc Asc
+syn keyword basicFunction	ATN atn Atn CDBL cdbl Cdbl
+syn keyword basicFunction	CINT cint Cint CLNG clng Clng
+syn keyword basicFunction	COS cos Cos CSNG csng Csng
+syn keyword basicFunction	CSRLIN csrlin Csrlin CVD cvd Cvd
+syn keyword basicFunction	CVDMBF cvdmbf Cvdmbf CVI cvi Cvi
+syn keyword basicFunction	CVL cvl Cvl CVS cvs Cvs
+syn keyword basicFunction	CVSMBF cvsmbf Cvsmbf EOF eof Eof
+syn keyword basicFunction	ERDEV erdev Erdev ERL erl Erl
+syn keyword basicFunction	ERR err Err EXP exp Exp
+syn keyword basicFunction	FILEATTR fileattr Fileattr FIX fix Fix
+syn keyword basicFunction	FRE fre Fre FREEFILE freefile Freefile
+syn keyword basicFunction	INP inp Inp INSTR instr Instr
+syn keyword basicFunction	INT int Int LBOUND lbound Lbound
+syn keyword basicFunction	LEN len Len LOC loc Loc
+syn keyword basicFunction	LOF lof Lof LOG log Log
+syn keyword basicFunction	LPOS lpos Lpos PEEK peek Peek
+syn keyword basicFunction	PEN pen Pen POINT point Point
+syn keyword basicFunction	POS pos Pos RND rnd Rnd
+syn keyword basicFunction	SADD sadd Sadd SCREEN screen Screen
+syn keyword basicFunction	SEEK seek Seek SETMEM setmem Setmem
+syn keyword basicFunction	SGN sgn Sgn SIN sin Sin
+syn keyword basicFunction	SPC spc Spc SQR sqr Sqr
+syn keyword basicFunction	STICK stick Stick STRIG strig Strig
+syn keyword basicFunction	TAB tab Tab TAN tan Tan
+syn keyword basicFunction	UBOUND ubound Ubound VAL val Val
+syn keyword basicFunction	VALPTR valptr Valptr VALSEG valseg Valseg
+syn keyword basicFunction	VARPTR varptr Varptr VARSEG varseg Varseg
+syn keyword basicFunction	CHR$ Chr$ chr$ COMMAND$ command$ Command$
+syn keyword basicFunction	DATE$ date$ Date$ ENVIRON$ environ$ Environ$
+syn keyword basicFunction	ERDEV$ erdev$ Erdev$ HEX$ hex$ Hex$
+syn keyword basicFunction	INKEY$ inkey$ Inkey$ INPUT$ input$ Input$
+syn keyword basicFunction	IOCTL$ ioctl$ Ioctl$ LCASES$ lcases$ Lcases$
+syn keyword basicFunction	LAFT$ laft$ Laft$ LTRIM$ ltrim$ Ltrim$
+syn keyword basicFunction	MID$ mid$ Mid$ MKDMBF$ mkdmbf$ Mkdmbf$
+syn keyword basicFunction	MKD$ mkd$ Mkd$ MKI$ mki$ Mki$
+syn keyword basicFunction	MKL$ mkl$ Mkl$ MKSMBF$ mksmbf$ Mksmbf$
+syn keyword basicFunction	MKS$ mks$ Mks$ OCT$ oct$ Oct$
+syn keyword basicFunction	RIGHT$ right$ Right$ RTRIM$ rtrim$ Rtrim$
+syn keyword basicFunction	SPACE$ space$ Space$ STR$ str$ Str$
+syn keyword basicFunction	STRING$ string$ String$ TIME$ time$ Time$
+syn keyword basicFunction	UCASE$ ucase$ Ucase$ VARPTR$ varptr$ Varptr$
+syn keyword basicTodo contained	TODO
+
+"integer number, or floating point number without a dot.
+syn match  basicNumber		"\<\d\+\>"
+"floating point number, with dot
+syn match  basicNumber		"\<\d\+\.\d*\>"
+"floating point number, starting with a dot
+syn match  basicNumber		"\.\d\+\>"
+
+" String and Character contstants
+syn match   basicSpecial contained "\\\d\d\d\|\\."
+syn region  basicString		  start=+"+  skip=+\\\\\|\\"+  end=+"+  contains=basicSpecial
+
+syn region  basicComment	start="REM" end="$" contains=basicTodo
+syn region  basicComment	start="^[ \t]*'" end="$" contains=basicTodo
+syn region  basicLineNumber	start="^\d" end="\s"
+syn match   basicTypeSpecifier  "[a-zA-Z0-9][\$%&!#]"ms=s+1
+" Used with OPEN statement
+syn match   basicFilenumber  "#\d\+"
+"syn sync ccomment basicComment
+" syn match   basicMathsOperator "[<>+\*^/\\=-]"
+syn match   basicMathsOperator   "-\|=\|[:<>+\*^/\\]\|AND\|OR"
+
+" Define the default highlighting.
+" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
+" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_basic_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_basic_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink basicLabel		Label
+  HiLink basicConditional	Conditional
+  HiLink basicRepeat		Repeat
+  HiLink basicLineNumber	Comment
+  HiLink basicNumber		Number
+  HiLink basicError		Error
+  HiLink basicStatement	Statement
+  HiLink basicString		String
+  HiLink basicComment		Comment
+  HiLink basicSpecial		Special
+  HiLink basicTodo		Todo
+  HiLink basicFunction		Identifier
+  HiLink basicTypeSpecifier Type
+  HiLink basicFilenumber basicTypeSpecifier
+  "hi basicMathsOperator term=bold cterm=bold gui=bold
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "basic"
+
+" vim: ts=8