TH> ==============================
 TH> FOR x?? = 10 to 1 STEP -1
 TH>     ? x??
 TH> NEXT
 TH> ==============================
AM> That example should give you an Error 6-- Overflow.
Nope. Or, maybe it does, I have to check again. Wait....
AM> If it is being ignored, it sounds like you have the numeric error
  > checking turned off.
Nope.
AM> In the IDE it is under the top menu, Options/Compiler/Error
  > Tests.
All checking is enabled.
I think the problem is that PB uses the same data type for its
in/decriment count which for type WORD can't be negative. Thus,
increment values work, but decrement values do not.
AM> I think I recall that PB uses the data type of the variable to
  > hold the STEP amount. So it errors out when it tries to assign a
  > negative value to a word. Makes sense, I suppose; it's probably
  > more efficient than trying to subtract an integer from a word.
Ahh, yes, I said that before reading to this point, and concur with
your opinion.
Thanks, Anton.
Have a nice day...
 
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