SYSTEM Statement
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 Action

 Closes all open files and returns control to the operating system.


 Syntax



  SYSTEM  n%

 Remarks


 The  SYSTEM statement returns control to the operating system and returns
 the value  n% to the operating system. The value  n% can be used by DOS or
 OS-2 batch files or by non-BASIC programs. If  n% is omitted, the  SYSTEM
 statement returns a value of 0. Untrapped errors and fatal errors set the
 value of  n% to -1.

 In a stand-alone program,  SYSTEM returns to the operating system and closes
 all files; in the QBX environment,  SYSTEM stops program execution and
 closes all files.


 Note

 A program containing a  SYSTEM statement exits to the operating system if
 run from the QBX command line with the -RUN option. Entering a  SYSTEM
 statement in the Immediate window terminates BASIC.


 BASICA

  END and  SYSTEM are distinct in BASICA, but act identically in the current
 version of BASIC.


 See Also

  END,  STOP


 Example

 See the  ON ERROR statement programming example, which uses the  SYSTEM
 statement.