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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	VOS CM macro
+" Maintainer:	Andrew McGill andrewm at lunch.za.net
+" Last Change:	Apr 06, 2007
+" Version:	1
+" URL:	http://lunch.za.net/
+"
+
+" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+syn case match
+" set iskeyword=48-57,_,a-z,A-Z
+
+syn match   voscmStatement     "^!"
+syn match voscmStatement	"&\(label\|begin_parameters\|end_parameters\|goto\|attach_input\|break\|continue\|control\|detach_input\|display_line\|display_line_partial\|echo\|eof\|eval\|if\|mode\|return\|while\|set\|set_string\|then\|else\|do\|done\|end\)\>"
+syn match  voscmJump		"\(&label\|&goto\)  *"  nextgroup=voscmLabelId
+syn match   voscmLabelId	contained "\<[A-Za-z][A-Z_a-z0-9]* *$"
+syn match  voscmSetvar		"\(&set_string\|&set\)  *"  nextgroup=voscmVariable
+syn match voscmError            "\(&set_string\|&set\)  *&" 
+syn match   voscmVariable	contained "\<[A-Za-z][A-Z_a-z0-9]\+\>"
+syn keyword voscmParamKeyword   contained number req string switch allow byte disable_input hidden length longword max min no_abbrev output_path req required req_for_form word 
+syn region  voscmParamList	matchgroup=voscmParam start="&begin_parameters" end="&end_parameters" contains=voscmParamKeyword,voscmString,voscmParamName,voscmParamId
+syn match   voscmParamName	contained "\(^\s*[A-Za-z_0-9]\+\s\+\)\@<=\k\+"
+syn match   voscmParamId	contained "\(^\s*\)\@<=\k\+"
+syn region par1 matchgroup=par1 start=/(/ end=/)/ contains=voscmFunction,voscmIdentifier,voscmString transparent
+" FIXME: functions should only be allowed after a bracket ... ie  (ask ...):
+syn keyword voscmFunction     contained abs access after ask before break byte calc ceil command_status concat
+syn keyword voscmFunction     contained contents path_name copy count current_dir current_module date date_time
+syn keyword voscmFunction     contained decimal directory_name end_of_file exists file_info floor given group_name
+syn keyword voscmFunction     contained has_access hexadecimal home_dir index iso_date iso_date_time language_name
+syn keyword voscmFunction     contained length lock_type locked ltrim master_disk max message min mod module_info
+syn keyword voscmFunction     contained module_name object_name online path_name person_name process_dir process_info
+syn keyword voscmFunction     contained process_type quote rank referencing_dir reverse rtrim search
+syn keyword voscmFunction     contained software_purchased string substitute substr system_name terminal_info
+syn keyword voscmFunction     contained terminal_name time translate trunc unique_string unquote user_name verify
+syn keyword voscmFunction     contained where_path
+syn keyword voscmTodo contained	TODO FIXME XXX DEBUG NOTE
+syn match voscmTab              "\t\+"
+
+syn keyword voscmCommand        add_entry_names add_library_path add_profile analyze_pc_samples attach_default_output attach_port batch bind break_process c c_preprocess call_thru cancel_batch_requests cancel_device_reservation cancel_print_requests cc change_current_dir check_posix cobol comment_on_manual compare_dirs compare_files convert_text_file copy_dir copy_file copy_tape cpp create_data_object create_deleted_record_index create_dir create_file create_index create_record_index create_tape_volumes cvt_fixed_to_stream cvt_stream_to_fixed debug delete_dir delete_file delete_index delete_library_path detach_default_output detach_port dismount_tape display display_access display_access_list display_batch_status display_current_dir display_current_module display_date_time display_default_access_list display_device_info display_dir_status display_disk_info display_disk_usage display_error display_file display_file_status display_line display_notices display_object_module_info display_print_defaults display_print_status display_program_module display_system_usage display_tape_params display_terminal_parameters dump_file dump_record dump_tape edit edit_form emacs enforce_region_locks fortran get_external_variable give_access give_default_access handle_sig_dfl harvest_pc_samples help kill line_edit link link_dirs list list_batch_requests list_devices list_gateways list_library_paths list_modules list_port_attachments list_print_requests list_process_cmd_limits list_save_tape list_systems list_tape list_terminal_types list_users locate_files locate_large_files login logout mount_tape move_device_reservation move_dir move_file mp_debug nls_edit_form pascal pl1 position_tape preprocess_file print profile propagate_access read_tape ready remove_access remove_default_access rename reserve_device restore_object save_object send_message set set_cpu_time_limit set_expiration_date set_external_variable set_file_allocation set_implicit_locking set_index_flags set_language set_library_paths set_line_wrap_width set_log_protected_file set_owner_access set_pipe_file set_priority set_ready set_safety_switch set_second_tape set_tape_drive_params set_tape_file_params set_tape_mount_params set_terminal_parameters set_text_file set_time_zone sleep sort start_logging start_process stop_logging stop_process tail_file text_data_merge translate_links truncate_file unlink update_batch_requests update_print_requests update_process_cmd_limits use_abbreviations use_message_file vcc verify_posix_access verify_save verify_system_access walk_dir where_command where_path who_locked write_tape 
+
+syn match voscmIdentifier	"&[A-Za-z][a-z0-9_A-Z]*&"
+
+syn match voscmString		"'[^']*'"
+
+" Number formats
+syn match voscmNumber		"\<\d\+\>"
+"Floating point number part only
+syn match voscmDecimalNumber	"\.\d\+\([eE][-+]\=\d\)\=\>"
+
+"syn region voscmComment	start="^[ 	]*&[ 	]+"	end="$"
+"syn match voscmComment		"^[ 	]*&[ 	].*$"
+"syn match voscmComment		"^&$"
+syn region voscmComment		start="^[ 	]*&[ 	]" end="$" contains=voscmTodo
+syn match voscmComment		"^&$"
+syn match voscmContinuation	"&+$"
+
+"syn match  voscmIdentifier	"[A-Za-z0-9&._-]\+"
+
+"Synchronization with Statement terminator $
+" syn sync maxlines=100
+
+hi def link voscmConditional	Conditional
+hi def link voscmStatement	Statement
+hi def link voscmSetvar         Statement
+hi def link voscmNumber         Number
+hi def link voscmDecimalNumber	Float
+hi def link voscmString         String
+hi def link voscmIdentifier	Identifier
+hi def link voscmVariable	Identifier
+hi def link voscmComment	Comment
+hi def link voscmJump	        Statement
+hi def link voscmContinuation	Macro
+hi def link voscmLabelId	String
+hi def link voscmParamList	NONE
+hi def link voscmParamId	Identifier
+hi def link voscmParamName	String
+hi def link voscmParam	        Statement
+hi def link voscmParamKeyword	Statement
+hi def link voscmFunction	Function
+hi def link voscmCommand	Structure
+"hi def link voscmIdentifier	NONE
+"hi def link voscmSpecial	Special   " not used 
+hi def link voscmTodo           Todo
+hi def link voscmTab          	Error
+hi def link voscmError         	Error
+
+let b:current_syntax = "voscm"
+
+" vim: ts=8