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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Kyocera PreScribe2e
+" Maintainer:	Klaus Muth <klaus@hampft.de>
+" URL:          http://www.hampft.de/vim/syntax/prescribe.vim
+" Last Change:	2005 Mar 04
+
+" 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
+
+syn match   prescribeSpecial	"!R!"
+
+" all prescribe commands
+syn keyword prescribeStatement	ALTF AMCR ARC ASFN ASTK BARC BLK BOX CALL 
+syn keyword prescribeStatement	CASS CIR CLIP CLPR CLSP COPY CPTH CSET CSTK
+syn keyword prescribeStatement	CTXT DAF DAM DAP DELF DELM DPAT DRP DRPA DUPX
+syn keyword prescribeStatement	DXPG DXSD DZP ENDD ENDM ENDR EPL EPRM EXIT
+syn keyword prescribeStatement	FDIR FILL FLAT FLST FONT FPAT FRPO FSET FTMD
+syn keyword prescribeStatement	GPAT ICCD INTL JOG LDFC MAP MCRO MDAT MID
+syn keyword prescribeStatement	MLST MRP MRPA MSTK MTYP MZP NEWP PAGE PARC PAT
+syn keyword prescribeStatement	PCRP PCZP PDIR RDRP PDZP PELP PIE PMRA PMRP PMZP
+syn keyword prescribeStatement	PRBX PRRC PSRC PXPL RDMP RES RSL RGST RPCS RPF
+syn keyword prescribeStatement	RPG RPP RPU RTTX RTXT RVCD RVRD SBM SCAP SCCS
+syn keyword prescribeStatement	SCF SCG SCP SCPI SCRC SCS SCU SDP SEM SETF SFA
+syn keyword prescribeStatement	SFNT SIMG SIR SLJN SLM SLPI SLPP SLS  SMLT SPD
+syn keyword prescribeStatement	SPL SPLT SPO SPSZ SPW SRM SRO SROP SSTK STAT STRK
+syn keyword prescribeStatement	SULP SVCP TATR TEXT TPRS UNIT UOM WIDE WRED XPAT
+syn match   prescribeStatement	"\<ALTB\s\+[ACDEGRST]\>"
+syn match   prescribeStatement	"\<CPPY\s\+[DE]\>"
+syn match   prescribeStatement	"\<EMCR\s\+[DE]\>"
+syn match   prescribeStatement	"\<FRPO\s\+INIT\>"
+syn match   prescribeStatement	"\<JOB[DLOPST]\>"
+syn match   prescribeStatement	"\<LDFC\s\+[CFS]\>"
+syn match   prescribeStatement	"\<RWER\s\+[DFILRSTW]\>"
+
+syn match   prescribeCSETArg	"[0-9]\{1,3}[A-Z]"
+syn match   prescribeFRPOArg	"[A-Z][0-9]\{1,2}"
+syn match   prescribeNumber	"[0-9]\+"
+syn region  prescribeString	start=+'+ end=+'+ skip=+\\'+
+syn region  prescribeComment	start=+CMNT+ end=+;+
+
+" 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_prescribe_syn_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_prescribe_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink prescribeSpecial		PreProc
+  HiLink prescribeStatement		Statement
+  HiLink prescribeNumber		Number
+  HiLink prescribeCSETArg		String
+  HiLink prescribeFRPOArg		String
+  HiLink prescribeComment		Comment
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "prescribe"
+
+" vim: ts=8