Block Comments

Large sections of data files are easily "commented out" by bracketing the lines with begin comment and close comment directives.  Each directive is simply the pound sign followed by an open or closed square bracket.  For example, in data imported from an SEF, type "X" vectors that are meant to be excluded from processing, are bracketed as follows:

#[ Excluded shots --

...

...

#]

Like most other directives, the two comment directives must each start a line, but text can appear on the remaining portion of the line.  Although block comments can be nested, each begin/close comment directive must have a matching close/begin comment directive; otherwise, compilation aborts with an error message.