STOP - mkilgore/QB64pe GitHub Wiki

The STOP statement is used to stop program execution when troubleshooting a program or to suspend event trapping.

STOP

• STOP used in the QBasic IDE does not close any files or go to the operating system. It returns to the IDE.
• In the QB64 compiler, STOP closes the program window and returns to the IDE when the code is compiled from there.
• STOP is ONLY used for debugging purposes and should not be used to exit programs!
• STOP can also be used to suspend an event trap in the following statements: KEY(n), COM(n), PEN, PLAY, STRIG(n), TIMER, UEVENT. The trap can be turned back on with ON and returns any trap events since STOP was used.

PRINT "start"

SLEEP 3

STOP

PRINT "resumed"

Explanation: QB64 will STOP the program and close the window as it does not have an interpreter to run the rest of the code.

• END, SYSTEM
• ON, OFF