tiny basic as a subroutine

[James D Jarvis]

Most recent version. Chain and Merge seem to be working. They are meant to load tinybasic programs saved outside the main program.

EDIT: doh, had a bug i missed. fixed it.

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'tiny basic in a subroutine
' vesion 0.2.j3123
' a tiny basic interpreter that can run in a  qb64 program
'based on code by Ed Davis   posted in a facebbok group
'
'it's crude and sloppy and not done yet but it works due to the good work of people before me.
'
'the original tiny basic implmentation this was based on used integer basic and only allowed 26 single letter variables
'altered things (poorly for now) to allow a larger number of variables and floating point numbers.
'there isn't support for string variables for now.
' valid variable names must start with a letter and may contain any mixture of alphanumeric characters  and $
'variable names are not case sensistive so Aaa and AAA woudl be the smae variable.
'it's sloppy but A100A woudl be a valid variable name
'
'eventually I'll get string variables into this and some simple graphics, there's some bits of code in here now to get that going
'but it's nowhere near done yet
'
'all output from the interperter will go to current program screen when the interpreter is called
'code will immediatley execute if typed without a line number
'line numbers from 1 to 9999 are valid

'added merge and chain commands. merge <filename> will add code to thecurrent program.
'chain <filename> will replace the currently loaded code. Variables created earlier will be retained.

'$dynamic
Screen _NewImage(800, 500, 32)


Const true = -1, false = 0, c_maxlines = 9999, c_maxvars = 200, c_at_max = 1000, c_g_stack = 100
Dim Shared As String c_tab, c_squote, c_dquote
c_tab = Chr$(9): c_squote = Chr$(39): c_dquote = Chr$(34)

Dim Shared pgm(c_maxlines) As String ' program stored here
Dim Shared vars(c_maxvars) As Double

Dim Shared var_type(c_maxvars) As String 'not really using this yet
Dim Shared var_name(c_maxvars) As String
Dim Shared var_string(c_maxvars) As String
Dim Shared stringflag As String

Dim Shared pen_x, pen_y As Single


Dim Shared gstackln(c_g_stack) As Integer ' gosub line stack
Dim Shared gstacktp(c_g_stack) As Integer ' gosub textp stack
Dim Shared gsp As Long
Dim Shared atarry(0 To c_at_max) As Double ' the @ array
Dim Shared forvar(c_maxvars) As Integer
Dim Shared forlimit(c_maxvars) As Integer
Dim Shared forline(c_maxvars) As Integer
Dim Shared forpos(c_maxvars) As Integer

Dim Shared As String tok, toktype ' current token, and it's type
Dim Shared As String tok2, toktype2 ' current token, and it's type
Dim Shared As String thelin, thech ' current program line, current character
Dim Shared As Integer curline, textp ' position in current line
Dim Shared num As Double ' last number read by scanner
Dim Shared As Integer errors, tracing, need_colon
Dim Shared dump_array(0 To c_at_max) As Double

declare function accept(s as string)
declare function expression(minprec as double)
declare function getfilename$(action as string)
declare function getvarindex
declare function inputexpression(s as string)
declare function parenexpr&

Dim pl$(1 To 12)


pl$(1) = "cls:a=0"
pl$(2) = "print" + Chr$(34) + "Hello" + Chr$(34)
pl$(3) = "for x = 1 to 10"
pl$(4) = "print x"
pl$(5) = " a = a +x: @(x)=a"
pl$(6) = "next x"
pl$(7) = "print" + Chr$(34) + "Done" + Chr$(34)
pl$(8) = "print a"
pl$(9) = "100 arraydump"
pl$(10) = "200 print " + Chr$(34) + "Type Run to execute the program and Quit to exit" + Chr$(34)



Call tiny_basic("new", pl$())
Cls
Print "Back in main program": Print
Print "Variables passed from interpreter"
For x = 1 To 10
    Print dump_array(x)
Next x
ReDim pl$(2)
Print
Print "press any key to coniunue": Sleep

pl$(1) = "print " + Chr$(34) + "Type your own program" + Chr$(34) + ":print :help"
Call tiny_basic("run", pl$())
End



Sub tiny_basic (icmd$, pl$())
    'icmd$ of "run" will load the program in the array pl$() and immediately execte it. previous vaiables will be retained if they were not cleared earlier.
    'icmd$ of "list" will load the prigram in pl$() and list the code in the interpreter
    'icmds$ of "new" will load the program in array pl$() and cler any previous variables.
    Dim loadlines, prox
    loadlines = UBound(pl$)

    n = 0
    For prox = 1 To loadlines
        pgm(0) = pl$(prox)
        Call initlex(0)
        If toktype = "number" And num > 0 And num <= c_maxlines Then
            n = num
        Else
            n = n + 1: textp = 1
        End If
        pgm(n) = Mid$(pgm(0), textp)
    Next prox
    curline = 0
    icmd$ = LCase$(icmd$)
    Select Case icmd$
        Case "run"
            tok = "run"
            Call docmd
        Case "list"
            tok = "list"
            Call docmd
        Case "new"
            tok = "run"
            clearvars
            Call docmd
    End Select

    If Command$ <> "" Then
        toktype = "string": tok = c_dquote + Command$
        Call loadstmt
        tok = "run": Call docmd
    Else
        ' Call help
    End If
    Do
        errors = false
        Line Input "tinyb> ", pgm(0)
        If pgm(0) <> "" Then
            Call initlex(0)
            If toktype = "number" Then
                Call validlinenum
                If Not errors Then pgm(num) = Mid$(pgm(0), textp)
            Else
                Call docmd
            End If
        End If
    Loop Until toktype = "exit"
    ReDim pgm(0 To c_maxlines) As String
End Sub

Sub mergestmt
    'merge another tny basic program file with the one presently loaded
    Dim last As Integer
    Dim filename As String
    last = 0
    i = 0
    For i = 1 To c_maxlines
        If pgm(i) <> "" Then last = i
    Next i
    If last <= c_maxlines Then
        filename = getfilename("Load")
        If filename = "" Then Exit Sub
        Open filename For Input As #1
        n = last + 1
        While Not EOF(1)
            Line Input #1, pgm(0)
            Call initlex(0)
            If toktype = "number" And num > 0 And num <= c_maxlines Then
                n = num
            Else
                n = n + 1: textp = 1
            End If
            pgm(n) = Mid$(pgm(0), textp)
        Wend
        Close #1
        curline = 0
    End If
End Sub


Sub chainstmt
    'load a new tinybasic file replacing the current, any previously defined variables will be retained
    Dim n As Long, filename As String
    ReDim pgm(c_maxlines)
    filename = getfilename("Load")
    If filename = "" Then Exit Sub
    Open filename For Input As #1
    n = 0
    While Not EOF(1)
        Line Input #1, pgm(0)
        Call initlex(0)
        If toktype = "number" And num > 0 And num <= c_maxlines Then
            n = num
        Else
            n = n + 1: textp = 1
        End If
        pgm(n) = Mid$(pgm(0), textp)
    Wend
    Close #1
    curline = 0
End Sub

Sub docmd
    Do
        If tracing And Left$(tok, 1) <> ":" Then Print curline; tok; thech; Mid$(thelin, textp)
        need_colon = true
        Select Case tok
            Case "bye", "quit": Call nexttok: toktype = "exit": Exit Sub
            Case "end", "stop": Call nexttok: Exit Sub
            Case "clear": Call nexttok: Call clearvars: Exit Sub
            Case "help": Call nexttok: Call help: Exit Sub
            Case "list": Call nexttok: Call liststmt: Exit Sub
            Case "load", "old": Call nexttok: Call loadstmt: Exit Sub
            Case "merge": Call nexttok: Call mergestmt: Exit Sub
            Case "chain": Call nexttok: Call chainstmt: Exit Sub
            Case "new": Call nexttok: Call newstmt: Exit Sub
            Case "run": Call nexttok: Call runstmt
            Case "save": Call nexttok: Call savestmt: Exit Sub
            Case "tron": Call nexttok: tracing = true
            Case "troff": Call nexttok: tracing = false
            Case "cls": Call nexttok: Cls
            Case "for": Call nexttok: Call forstmt
            Case "gosub": Call nexttok: Call gosubstmt
            Case "goto": Call nexttok: Call gotostmt
            Case "if": Call nexttok: Call ifstmt
            Case "input": Call nexttok: Call inputstmt
            Case "next": Call nexttok: Call nextstmt
            Case "print", "?": Call nexttok: Call printstmt
            Case "pen": Call nexttok: Call penstmt
            Case "return": Call nexttok: Call returnstmt
            Case "@": Call nexttok: Call arrassn
            Case "arraydump": Call nexttok: Call arraydump 'puts @() into array dump_array() for use in main program
            Case "arrayload": Call nexttok: Call arrayload 'reads dump_array into @() to pass data from main program
            Case ":", "" ' handled below
            Case "beep": Call nexttok: Call dobeep
            Case Else
                If tok = "let" Then Call nexttok
                If toktype = "ident" Then
                    Call assign
                Else
                    Print "Unknown token '"; tok; "' at line:"; curline; " Col:"; textp; " : "; thelin: errors = true
                End If
        End Select

        If errors Then Exit Sub
        If tok = "" Then
            While tok = ""
                If curline = 0 Or curline >= c_maxlines Then Exit Sub
                Call initlex(curline + 1)
            Wend
        ElseIf tok = ":" Then Call nexttok
        ElseIf need_colon And Not accept(":") Then
            Print ": expected but found: "; tok
            Exit Sub
        End If
    Loop
End Sub

Sub help
    Print "ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Tiny Basic (QBASIC) --------ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿"
    Print "³ bye, clear, cls, end/stop, help, list, load/save, new, run, tron/off³Û"
    Print "³ for <var> = <expr1> to <expr2> ... next <var>                       ³Û"
    Print "³ gosub <expr> ... return                                             ³Û"
    Print "³ goto <expr>                                                         ³Û"
    Print "³ if <expr> then <statement>                                          ³Û"
    Print "³ input [prompt,] <var>                                               ³Û"
    Print "³ <var>=<expr>                                                        ³Û"
    Print "³ arraydump                                                           ³Û"
    Print "³ beep, print <expr|string>[,<expr|string>][;]                        ³Û"
    Print "³ rem <anystring>  or ' <anystring>                                   ³Û"
    Print "³ Operators: ^, * / \ mod + - < <= > >= = <>, not, and, or            ³Û"
    Print "³ Integer variables a..z, and array @(expr)                           ³Û"
    Print "³ Functions: abs(expr), asc(ch), rnd(expr), rnd(expr),sgn(expr)       ³Û"
    Print "³            sin(expr), cos(expr), tan(expr)                          ³Û"
    Print "³            sindeg(expr), cosdeg(expr), tandeg(expr)                 ³Û"
    Print "ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙÛ"
    Print "  ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß"
End Sub

Sub assign
    Dim var As Long
    var = getvarindex: Call nexttok
    Call expect("=")
    vars(var) = expression(0)
    If stringflag <> "" Then
        var_string(var) = stringflag
    End If
    If tracing Then Print "*** "; Chr$(var + Asc("a")); " = "; vars(var)

End Sub

Sub dobeep
    Beep
End Sub

Sub arraydump
    'dump array so it can be passed to main program
    For x = 1 To c_at_max
        dump_array(x) = atarry(x)
    Next x
End Sub
Sub arrayload
    'loads array from dump_array to pass variables from main program
    For x = 1 To c_at_max
        atarry(x) = dump_array(x)
    Next x

End Sub

Sub arrassn ' array assignment: @(expr) = expr
    Dim As Long n, atndx

    atndx = parenexpr
    If tok <> "=" Then
        Print "Array Assign: Expecting '=', found:"; tok: errors = true
    Else
        Call nexttok ' skip the "="
        n = expression(0)
        atarry(atndx) = n
        If tracing Then Print "*** @("; atndx; ") = "; n
    End If
End Sub

Sub forstmt ' for i = expr to expr
    Dim As Long var, n, forndx

    var = getvarindex
    Call assign
    ' vars(var) has the value; var has the number value of the variable in 0..25
    forndx = var
    forvar(forndx) = vars(var)
    If tok <> "to" Then
        Print "For: Expecting 'to', found:"; tok: errors = true
    Else
        Call nexttok
        n = expression(0)
        forlimit(forndx) = n
        ' need to store iter, limit, line, and col
        forline(forndx) = curline
        If tok = "" Then forpos(forndx) = textp Else forpos(forndx) = textp - 2
    End If
End Sub

Sub gosubstmt ' for gosub: save the line and column
    gsp = gsp + 1
    gstackln(gsp) = curline
    gstacktp(gsp) = textp
    Call gotostmt
End Sub

Sub gotostmt
    num = expression(0)
    Call validlinenum
    Call initlex(num)
End Sub

Sub ifstmt
    need_colon = false
    If expression(0) = 0 Then Call skiptoeol: Exit Sub
    If tok = "then" Then Call nexttok
    If toktype = "number" Then Call gotostmt
End Sub

Sub inputstmt ' "input" [string ","] var
    Dim var As Double, st As String
    If toktype = "string" Then
        Print Mid$(tok, 2);
        Call nexttok
        Call expect(",")
    Else
        Print "? ";
    End If
    var = getvarindex: Call nexttok
    Line Input st
    If st = "" Then st = "0"

    Select Case Left$(st, 1)
        Case "0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9"
            vars(var) = Val(st)
        Case "-"
            If Mid$(st, 2, 1) >= "0" And Mid$(st, 2, 1) <= "9" Then vars(var) = Val(st)
        Case Else
            Print "string tok "; st
            var_string(var) = st
            vars(var) = Asc(Left$(st, 1))
            Print
    End Select
End Sub

Sub liststmt
    Dim i As Integer
    For i = 1 To c_maxlines
        If pgm(i) <> "" Then Print i; " "; pgm(i)
    Next i
    Print
End Sub

Sub loadstmt
    Dim n As Long, filename As String

    Call newstmt
    filename = getfilename("Load")
    If filename = "" Then Exit Sub
    Open filename For Input As #1
    n = 0
    While Not EOF(1)
        Line Input #1, pgm(0)
        Call initlex(0)
        If toktype = "number" And num > 0 And num <= c_maxlines Then
            n = num
        Else
            n = n + 1: textp = 1
        End If
        pgm(n) = Mid$(pgm(0), textp)
    Wend
    Close #1
    curline = 0
End Sub

Sub newstmt
    Dim i As Integer
    Call clearvars
    ReDim pgm(c_maxlines) As String
    ' For i = 1 To c_maxlines
    'pgm(i) = ""
    'Next i
End Sub


Sub nextstmt
    Dim forndx As Long
    ' tok needs to have the variable
    forndx = getvarindex
    forvar(forndx) = forvar(forndx) + 1
    vars(forndx) = forvar(forndx)
    If forvar(forndx) <= forlimit(forndx) Then
        curline = forline(forndx)
        textp = forpos(forndx)
        Call initlex2
    Else
        Call nexttok
    End If
End Sub

' "print" [[#num "," ] expr { "," [#num ","] expr }] [","] {":" stmt} eol
' expr can also be a literal string
Sub penstmt
    penx_x = Val(tok)
    Call nexttok
    pen_y = Val(tok)

    PSet (pen_x, pen_y), _RGB32(255, 255, 255)
End Sub



Sub printstmt
    Dim As Single printnl, printwidth, n
    Dim junk As String

    printnl = true
    Do While tok <> ":" And tok <> "" And tok <> "else"
        printnl = true
        printwidth = 0
        If accept("#") Then
            If num <= 0 Then Print "Expecting a print width, found:"; tok: Exit Sub
            printwidth = num
            Call nexttok
            If Not accept(",") Then Print "Print: Expecting a ',', found:"; tok: Exit Sub
        End If

        If toktype = "string" Then
            junk = Mid$(tok, 2)
            Call nexttok
        Else
            n = expression(0)
            junk = LTrim$(Str$(n))
        End If
        printwidth = printwidth - Len(junk)
        If printwidth <= 0 Then Print junk; Else Print Space$(printwidth); junk;

        If accept(",") Or accept(";") Then printnl = false Else Exit Do
    Loop

    If printnl Then Print
End Sub



Sub returnstmt ' exit sub from a subroutine
    curline = gstackln(gsp)
    textp = gstacktp(gsp)
    gsp = gsp - 1
    Call initlex2
End Sub

Sub runstmt
    'Call clearvars
    Call initlex(1)
End Sub

Sub savestmt
    Dim i As Long, filename As String

    filename = getfilename("Save")
    If filename = "" Then Exit Sub
    Open filename For Output As #1
    For i = 1 To c_maxlines
        If pgm(i) <> "" Then Print #1, i; pgm(i)
    Next i
    Close #1
End Sub


Function getfilename$ (action As String)
    Dim filename As String
    If toktype = "string" Then
        filename = Mid$(tok, 2)
    Else
        Print action; ": ";
        Line Input filename
    End If
    If filename <> "" Then
        If InStr(filename, ".") = 0 Then filename = filename + ".bas"
    End If
    getfilename = filename
End Function

Sub validlinenum
    If num <= 0 Or num > c_maxlines Then Print "Line number out of range": errors = true
End Sub

Sub clearvars
    Dim i As Integer
    ReDim vars(c_maxvars)
    ReDim var_name(c_maxvars)
    ReDim var_string(c_maxvars)
    ReDim atarry(0 To c_at_max) As Double
    'For i = 1 To c_maxvars
    'vars(i) = 0
    ' var_name(i) = ""
    'var_string(i) = ""
    'Next i
    gsp = 0
End Sub

Function parenexpr&
    Call expect("("): If errors Then Exit Function
    parenexpr = expression(0)
    Call expect(")")
End Function

Function expression (minprec As Double)
    Dim n As Double

    ' handle numeric operands - numbers and unary operators
    If 0 Then ' to allow elseif
    ElseIf toktype = "number" Then n = num: Call nexttok
    ElseIf tok = "(" Then n = parenexpr
    ElseIf tok = "not" Then Call nexttok: n = Not expression(3)
    ElseIf tok = "abs" Then Call nexttok: n = Abs(parenexpr)
    ElseIf tok = "asc" Then Call nexttok: expect ("("): n = Asc(Mid$(tok, 2, 1)): Call nexttok: expect (")")
    ElseIf tok = "rnd" Then Call nexttok: n = (Rnd * parenexpr)
    ElseIf tok = "irnd" Then Call nexttok: n = Int(Rnd * parenexpr) + 1
    ElseIf tok = "sgn" Then Call nexttok: n = Sgn(parenexpr)
    ElseIf tok = "sin" Then Call nexttok: n = Sin(parenexpr)
    ElseIf tok = "cos" Then Call nexttok: n = Cos(parenexpr)
    ElseIf tok = "tan" Then Call nexttok: n = Tan(parenexpr)
    ElseIf tok = "sindeg" Then Call nexttok: n = Sin(parenexpr * _Pi / 360)
    ElseIf tok = "cosdeg" Then Call nexttok: n = Cos(parenexpr * _Pi / 360)
    ElseIf tok = "tandeg" Then Call nexttok: n = Tan(parenexpr * _Pi / 360)
    ElseIf toktype = "ident" Then n = vars(getvarindex): Call nexttok
    ElseIf tok = "@" Then Call nexttok: n = atarry(parenexpr)
    ElseIf tok = "-" Then Call nexttok: n = -expression(7)
    ElseIf tok = "+" Then Call nexttok: n = expression(7)
    Else Print "syntax error: expecting an operand, found: ", tok: errors = true: Exit Function
    End If

    Do ' while binary operator and precedence of tok >= minprec
        If 0 Then ' to allow elseif
        ElseIf minprec <= 1 And tok = "or" Then Call nexttok: n = n Or expression(2)
        ElseIf minprec <= 2 And tok = "and" Then Call nexttok: n = n And expression(3)
        ElseIf minprec <= 4 And tok = "=" Then Call nexttok: n = Abs(n = expression(5))
        ElseIf minprec <= 4 And tok = "<" Then Call nexttok: n = Abs(n < expression(5))
        ElseIf minprec <= 4 And tok = ">" Then Call nexttok: n = Abs(n > expression(5))
        ElseIf minprec <= 4 And tok = "<>" Then Call nexttok: n = Abs(n <> expression(5))
        ElseIf minprec <= 4 And tok = "<=" Then Call nexttok: n = Abs(n <= expression(5))
        ElseIf minprec <= 4 And tok = ">=" Then Call nexttok: n = Abs(n >= expression(5))
        ElseIf minprec <= 5 And tok = "+" Then Call nexttok: n = n + expression(6)
        ElseIf minprec <= 5 And tok = "-" Then Call nexttok: n = n - expression(6)
        ElseIf minprec <= 6 And tok = "*" Then Call nexttok: n = n * expression(7)
        ElseIf minprec <= 6 And tok = "/" Then Call nexttok: n = n / expression(7)
        ElseIf minprec <= 6 And tok = "\" Then Call nexttok: n = n \ expression(7)
        ElseIf minprec <= 6 And tok = "mod" Then Call nexttok: n = n Mod expression(7)
        ElseIf minprec <= 8 And tok = "^" Then Call nexttok: n = (n ^ expression(9))
        Else Exit Do
        End If
    Loop

    expression = n
End Function

Function inputexpression (s As String)
    Dim As Long save_curline, save_textp
    Dim As String save_thelin, save_thech, save_tok, save_toktype

    save_curline = curline: save_textp = textp: save_thelin = thelin: save_thech = thech: save_tok = tok: save_toktype = toktype

    pgm(0) = s
    Call initlex(0)
    inputexpression = expression(0)

    curline = save_curline: textp = save_textp: thelin = save_thelin: thech = save_thech: tok = save_tok: toktype = save_toktype
End Function

Function getvarindex
    If toktype <> "ident" Then Print "Not a variable:"; tok: errors = true: Exit Function
    ' Print "***(getvarindex)*** tok "; tok
    foundv = 0
    Do
        vv = vv + 1
        If vv < c_maxvars Then
            If var_name(vv) = tok Then
                foundv = vv
            ElseIf var_name(vv) = "" Then
                var_name(vv) = tok
                foundv = vv
            End If
        End If
    Loop Until foundv <> 0 Or vv > c_maxvars
    getvarindex = foundv
End Function

Sub expect (s As String)
    If accept(s) Then Exit Sub
    Print "("; curline; ") expecting "; s; " but found "; tok; " =>"; pgm(curline): errors = true
End Sub

Function accept (s As String)
    accept = false
    If tok = s Then accept = true: Call nexttok
End Function

Sub initlex (n As Integer)
    curline = n: textp = 1
    Call initlex2
End Sub

Sub initlex2
    need_colon = false
    thelin = pgm(curline)
    thech = " "
    Call nexttok
End Sub

Sub nexttok
    tok = "": toktype = ""
    While thech <= " "
        If thech = "" Then Exit Sub
        Call getch
    Wend
    tok = thech: Call getch
    Select Case tok
        Case "a" To "z", "A" To "Z": Call readident: If tok = "rem" Then Call skiptoeol
        Case "0" To "9": Call readdbl
        Case c_squote: Call skiptoeol
        Case c_dquote: Call readstr
        Case "#", "(", ")", "*", "+", ",", "-", "/", ":", ";", "<", "=", ">", "?", "@", "\", "^":
            toktype = "punct"
            If (tok = "<" And (thech = ">" Or thech = "=")) Or (tok = ">" And thech = "=") Then
                tok = tok + thech
                Call getch
            End If
        Case Else: Print "("; curline; ") "; "What?"; tok; " : "; thelin: errors = true
    End Select
End Sub


Sub skiptoeol
    tok = "": toktype = ""
    textp = Len(thelin) + 1
End Sub

Sub readdbl
    toktype = "number"
    While thech >= "0" And thech <= "9" Or thech = "." Or thech = "-"
        tok = tok + thech
        Call getch
    Wend
    num = Val(tok)
End Sub

Sub readident
    toktype = "ident"
    While (thech >= "a" And thech <= "z") Or (thech >= "A" And thech <= "Z") Or thech = "$" Or (thech >= "0" And thech <= "9")
        tok = tok + thech
        Call getch
    Wend
    tok = LCase$(tok)
End Sub

Sub readstr ' store double quote as first char of string, to distinguish from idents
    toktype = "string"
    While thech <> c_dquote ' while not a double quote
        If thech = "" Then Print "String not terminated": errors = true: Exit Sub
        tok = tok + thech
        Call getch
    Wend
    Call getch ' skip closing double quote
End Sub

Sub getch
    If textp > Len(thelin) Then
        thech = ""
    Else
        thech = Mid$(thelin, textp, 1)
        textp = textp + 1
    End If
End Sub