  Illegal line number error? (BASIC) 
 The Question is:
 
Using BASIC programming language:
 
Why do I get an ?Illegal number LINE:  22654 error on the following command?
 
X% = 7
WRK.AMT(X%) = 0.0000
 
22654  IF WRK.AMT(X%) = 0 THEN
          WRK.AMT(X%) = 0
       END IF
 
The error does not occur on a VAX system.
 
 
 The Answer is:
 
  No error was encounted using DEC BASIC V1.3-000 running on an
  OpenVMS Alpha V7.2-1 system, though only after the addition of
  the required initial line number for the BASIC program (line 1,
  in this case) -- all OpenVMS BASIC programs require an initial
  line number.
 
              1 1
              2 X% = 7
              3 WRK.AMT(X%) = 0.0000
              4
              5 22654  IF WRK.AMT(X%) = 0 THEN
              6           WRK.AMT(X%) = 0
              7        END IF
 
  Information on the BASIC compiler version and program environment
  will be of interest.  Please contact the Compaq Customer Support
  Center directly for assistance in resolving this problem.
 
