bwBASIC/NBS2/P037.run

PROGRAM FILE 37: ERROR - USE OF '**' AS OPERATOR.                               
    ANSI STANDARD 7.2                                                           
                                                                                
SECTION 37.1: ERROR - USE OF '**' AS OPERATOR.                                  
                                                                                
THIS SECTION TESTS WHETHER THE PROCESSOR DETECTS AND REPORTS                    
A NUMERIC EXPRESSION WHICH IS IMPROPERLY FORMED BECAUSE A                       
DOUBLE ASTERISK (**) IS USED AS AN OPERATOR, PRESUMABLY                         
FOR INVOLUTION.                                                                 
                                                                                
THIS IS A TEST FOR A NON-STANDARD FEATURE OF MINIMAL BASIC.                     
TO PASS THIS TEST, THE PROCESSOR MUST EITHER:                                   
                                                                                
   1) ACCEPT THE PROGRAM AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY DOCUMENTATION                    
      ACCURATELY DESCRIBING THE FEATURE'S INTERPRETATION                        
      BY THE PROCESSOR, OR                                                      
                                                                                
   2) REJECT THE PROGRAM WITH AN APPROPRIATE ERROR MESSAGE                      
                                                                                
SEE THE NBS MINIMAL BASIC TEST PROGRAMS USER'S MANUAL                           
FOR DETAILED CRITERIA.                                                          
                                                                                
               BEGIN TEST                                                       
                                                                                
VALUE ASSIGNED FOR 5**2 =  25                                                   
                                                                                
                END TEST                                                        
                                                                                
END PROGRAM 37