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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	DCL (Digital Command Language - vms)
+" Maintainer:	Dr. Charles E. Campbell, Jr. <NdrOchipS@PcampbellAfamily.Mbiz>
+" Last Change:	Sep 02, 2003
+" Version:	3
+" URL:	http://www.erols.com/astronaut/vim/index.html#vimlinks_syntax
+
+" 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
+
+if version < 600
+  set iskeyword=$,@,48-57,_
+else
+  setlocal iskeyword=$,@,48-57,_
+endif
+
+syn case ignore
+syn keyword dclInstr	accounting	del[ete]	gen[cat]	mou[nt]	run
+syn keyword dclInstr	all[ocate]	dep[osit]	gen[eral]	ncp	run[off]
+syn keyword dclInstr	ana[lyze]	dia[gnose]	gos[ub]	ncs	sca
+syn keyword dclInstr	app[end]	dif[ferences]	got[o]	on	sea[rch]
+syn keyword dclInstr	ass[ign]	dir[ectory]	hel[p]	ope[n]	set
+syn keyword dclInstr	att[ach]	dis[able]	ico[nv]	pas[cal]	sho[w]
+syn keyword dclInstr	aut[horize]	dis[connect]	if	pas[sword]	sor[t]
+syn keyword dclInstr	aut[ogen]	dis[mount]	ini[tialize]	pat[ch]	spa[wn]
+syn keyword dclInstr	bac[kup]	dpm[l]	inq[uire]	pca	sta[rt]
+syn keyword dclInstr	cal[l]	dqs	ins[tall]	pho[ne]	sto[p]
+syn keyword dclInstr	can[cel]	dsr	job	pri[nt]	sub[mit]
+syn keyword dclInstr	cc	dst[graph]	lat[cp]	pro[duct]	sub[routine]
+syn keyword dclInstr	clo[se]	dtm	lib[rary]	psw[rap]	swx[cr]
+syn keyword dclInstr	cms	dum[p]	lic[ense]	pur[ge]	syn[chronize]
+syn keyword dclInstr	con[nect]	edi[t]	lin[k]	qde[lete]	sys[gen]
+syn keyword dclInstr	con[tinue]	ena[ble]	lmc[p]	qse[t]	sys[man]
+syn keyword dclInstr	con[vert]	end[subroutine]	loc[ale]	qsh[ow]	tff
+syn keyword dclInstr	cop[y]	eod	log[in]	rea[d]	then
+syn keyword dclInstr	cre[ate]	eoj	log[out]	rec[all]	typ[e]
+syn keyword dclInstr	cxx	exa[mine]	lse[dit]	rec[over]	uil
+syn keyword dclInstr	cxx[l_help]	exc[hange]	mac[ro]	ren[ame]	unl[ock]
+syn keyword dclInstr	dea[llocate]	exi[t]	mai[l]	rep[ly]	ves[t]
+syn keyword dclInstr	dea[ssign]	fdl	mer[ge]	req[uest]	vie[w]
+syn keyword dclInstr	deb[ug]	flo[wgraph]	mes[sage]	ret[urn]	wai[t]
+syn keyword dclInstr	dec[k]	fon[t]	mms	rms	wri[te]
+syn keyword dclInstr	def[ine]	for[tran]
+
+syn keyword dclLexical	f$context	f$edit	  f$getjpi	f$message	f$setprv
+syn keyword dclLexical	f$csid	f$element	  f$getqui	f$mode	f$string
+syn keyword dclLexical	f$cvsi	f$environment	  f$getsyi	f$parse	f$time
+syn keyword dclLexical	f$cvtime	f$extract	  f$identifier	f$pid	f$trnlnm
+syn keyword dclLexical	f$cvui	f$fao	  f$integer	f$privilege	f$type
+syn keyword dclLexical	f$device	f$file_attributes f$length	f$process	f$user
+syn keyword dclLexical	f$directory	f$getdvi	  f$locate	f$search	f$verify
+
+syn match   dclMdfy	"/\I\i*"	nextgroup=dclMdfySet,dclMdfySetString
+syn match   dclMdfySet	"=[^ \t"]*"	contained
+syn region  dclMdfySet	matchgroup=dclMdfyBrkt start="=\[" matchgroup=dclMdfyBrkt end="]"	contains=dclMdfySep
+syn region  dclMdfySetString	start='="'	skip='""'	end='"'	contained
+syn match   dclMdfySep	"[:,]"	contained
+
+" Numbers
+syn match   dclNumber	"\d\+"
+
+" Varname (mainly to prevent dclNumbers from being recognized when part of a dclVarname)
+syn match   dclVarname	"\I\i*"
+
+" Filenames (devices, paths)
+syn match   dclDevice	"\I\i*\(\$\I\i*\)\=:[^=]"me=e-1		nextgroup=dclDirPath,dclFilename
+syn match   dclDirPath	"\[\(\I\i*\.\)*\I\i*\]"		contains=dclDirSep	nextgroup=dclFilename
+syn match   dclFilename	"\I\i*\$\(\I\i*\)\=\.\(\I\i*\)*\(;\d\+\)\="	contains=dclDirSep
+syn match   dclFilename	"\I\i*\.\(\I\i*\)\=\(;\d\+\)\="	contains=dclDirSep	contained
+syn match   dclDirSep	"[[\].;]"
+
+" Strings
+syn region  dclString	start='"'	skip='""'	end='"'
+
+" $ stuff and comments
+syn cluster dclCommentGroup	contains=dclStart,dclTodo,@Spell
+syn match   dclStart	"^\$"	skipwhite nextgroup=dclExe
+syn match   dclContinue	"-$"
+syn match   dclComment	"^\$!.*$"	contains=@dclCommentGroup
+syn match   dclExe	"\I\i*"	contained
+syn match   dclTodo	"DEBUG\|TODO"	contained
+
+" Assignments and Operators
+syn match   dclAssign	":==\="
+syn match   dclAssign	"="
+syn match   dclOper	"--\|+\|\*\|/"
+syn match   dclLogOper	"\.[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z]\=\." contains=dclLogical,dclLogSep
+syn keyword dclLogical contained	and	ge	gts	lt	nes
+syn keyword dclLogical contained	eq	ges	le	lts	not
+syn keyword dclLogical contained	eqs	gt	les	ne	or
+syn match   dclLogSep	"\."		contained
+
+" @command procedures
+syn match   dclCmdProcStart	"@"			nextgroup=dclCmdProc
+syn match   dclCmdProc	"\I\i*\(\.\I\i*\)\="	contained
+syn match   dclCmdProc	"\I\i*:"		contained	nextgroup=dclCmdDirPath,dclCmdProc
+syn match   dclCmdDirPath	"\[\(\I\i*\.\)*\I\i*\]"	contained	nextgroup=delCmdProc
+
+" labels
+syn match   dclGotoLabel	"^\$\s*\I\i*:\s*$"	contains=dclStart
+
+" parameters
+syn match   dclParam	"'\I[a-zA-Z0-9_$]*'\="
+
+" () matching (the clusters are commented out until a vim/vms comes out for v5.2+)
+"syn cluster dclNextGroups	contains=dclCmdDirPath,dclCmdProc,dclCmdProc,dclDirPath,dclFilename,dclFilename,dclMdfySet,dclMdfySetString,delCmdProc,dclExe,dclTodo
+"syn region  dclFuncList	matchgroup=Delimiter start="(" matchgroup=Delimiter end=")" contains=ALLBUT,@dclNextGroups
+syn region  dclFuncList	matchgroup=Delimiter start="(" matchgroup=Delimiter end=")" contains=ALLBUT,dclCmdDirPath,dclCmdProc,dclCmdProc,dclDirPath,dclFilename,dclFilename,dclMdfySet,dclMdfySetString,delCmdProc,dclExe,dclTodo
+syn match   dclError	")"
+
+" 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_dcl_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_dcl_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+ HiLink dclLogOper	dclError
+ HiLink dclLogical	dclOper
+ HiLink dclLogSep	dclSep
+
+ HiLink dclAssign	Operator
+ HiLink dclCmdProc	Special
+ HiLink dclCmdProcStart	Operator
+ HiLink dclComment	Comment
+ HiLink dclContinue	Statement
+ HiLink dclDevice	Identifier
+ HiLink dclDirPath	Identifier
+ HiLink dclDirPath	Identifier
+ HiLink dclDirSep	Delimiter
+ HiLink dclError	Error
+ HiLink dclExe		Statement
+ HiLink dclFilename	NONE
+ HiLink dclGotoLabel	Label
+ HiLink dclInstr	Statement
+ HiLink dclLexical	Function
+ HiLink dclMdfy	Type
+ HiLink dclMdfyBrkt	Delimiter
+ HiLink dclMdfySep	Delimiter
+ HiLink dclMdfySet	Type
+ HiLink dclMdfySetString	String
+ HiLink dclNumber	Number
+ HiLink dclOper	Operator
+ HiLink dclParam	Special
+ HiLink dclSep		Delimiter
+ HiLink dclStart	Delimiter
+ HiLink dclString	String
+ HiLink dclTodo	Todo
+
+ delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "dcl"
+
+" vim: ts=16