Remove Remarks for Programs

[Pete]

I updated mine and included a test file.

I'm old school, that's for sure. I do love the new QB64 features that cut out a lot of code but I'm just set in may ways about coding the routines from scratch. It's all I can do to stop myself from just writing the routine in machine code! j/k. Only did that headache once.

Steve, if you run my test code with your routine, you will see you need to add a few things...

Test file results after running Steve's routine...
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Rem $Dynamic


Print " ' this should not be removed. Rem 123" rem this should be removed.
a$ = "apple":
b$ = "orange": Rem orange
c$ = "pear"
d$ = "banana" Rem banana
 
     
Rem line 3
Data don
Data "don't"
Data "don't":
Data "don't": Rem remark.
Data don
Data don
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Test file results after running Pete's routine...
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' $Dynamic
Rem $Dynamic
Print " ' this should not be removed. Rem 123"
a$ = "apple"
b$ = "orange"
c$ = "pear"
d$ = "banana"
Data don't
Data "don't"
Data "don't"
Data "don't"
Data don't ' remark is part of data and should stay.
Data don't rem remark is part of data and should stay, too.
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The test file is posted in post #1, but I'll repost it here so it's easy to see

Test file --------------------------
  ' $Dynamic
    Rem $Dynamic
  ' Simple rem line.
  ' "***": for i = 1 to 5
  Print " ' this should not be removed. Rem 123" rem this should be removed.
    a$ = "apple": ' apple
      b$ = "orange": Rem orange
        c$ = "pear" ' pear
  d$ = "banana" Rem banana
  ' line 1
      ' line 2
  Rem line 3
  Data don't
  Data "don't"
    Data "don't": ' remark.
        Data "don't": Rem remark.
    Data don't ' remark is part of data and should stay.
  Data don't rem remark is part of data and should stay, too.
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The random indentations were made to make sure the routines can handle indenting.

If you guys find any errors in mine, let me know. There's a good chance I may have missed something. Actually Steve got ' $ for meta commands, and I added Rem $, which was also used back in the day. I love it that forums provide more hands on deck to make improving a project easier. Thanks guys,

Pete