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 STOP [n%]
 
 Usage Notes
   ■ You can place STOP statements anywhere in a program to terminate
     execution.
 
   ■ In a program compiled with the /O option, STOP closes all files and
     returns to the operating system. In Visual Basic, STOP leaves files open
     and returns to the programming environment.
 
   ■ If you use the /D, /E, or /X compile option on the BC command line, the
     STOP statement prints line numbers as follows:
 
         If Your Program Has...     STOP Prints...
         ═══════════════════════    ════════════════════════════════════════
         Line numbers               Number of the line where execution
                                    stopped
         No line number for STOP    Most recent line number
         No line numbers            0
 
     See: ◄BC Command-Line Options►
 
   ■ In the programming environment, STOP always returns an error level of 0,
     even if you specify a different error level.
 
   ■ In previous versions of Microsoft Basic, STOP statements were used for
     debugging. In Visual Basic, you do not have to use STOP for debugging.