Re: Translating from lagugae which allows Goto's

Karl M Syring <syring@email.com>
13 Jul 2003 23:51:30 -0400

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From: Karl M Syring <syring@email.com>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 13 Jul 2003 23:51:30 -0400
Organization: SOP
References: 03-07-042
Keywords: Basic, comment
Posted-Date: 13 Jul 2003 23:51:30 EDT

Dana Freer wrote on 4 Jul 2003 00:03:20 -0400:
> I am not a compiler writer but have the task of writing a tranlslator to
> convert from a language which allows GOTO, GOSUB, RETURN into a language
> (like VbScript) which does not alllow GOTO etc. Is this impossible? Will
> human intervention always be required?
>
> Any help/advice will be very much appreciated. Thanks.


The GOTO statement can be simulated easily by the ON ERROR GOTO
construct, as that one allows labels.


Karl M. Syring
[Ugh. -John]

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