BL> It defines the first line if it's not AREA:. That's all it
 BL> does. A blank would do the same thing and need no processing.

 PE> SOT doesn't "need processing".

  Yes it does. You've written a routine that strips all control lines.
There are five bytes (plus CR) that have to be scanned and a pointer
moved, at the very minimum. My blank is a blank. Nothing happens, as
you say...

 PE> SOT is a real control line. A blank line would become part of
 PE> user-text. In fact, that is the reason Frank and I both see a
 PE> blank line on your messages. No software knows to strip it out.

  I am only arguing pedantically, the benefit of one extra byte
instead of six, and no processing instead of a single line of 6 bytes.

  This is called engineering: using the absolute minimum to get a
desired effect; doing for a dollar what any fool can do for two.

Regards,
Bob
 
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