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The OPTION keyword > Run-Time
Statement:
OPTION
BASE lower-bound
The OPTION BASE statement sets the lowest allowable subscript of
arrays to lower-bound. The default is zero. The OPTION BASE
statement can be used in any place in the source code but that is the wrong
use of this except if we have a good reason.
In most cases the OPTION BASE must declared at first lines of the program
before any DIM declaration.
Statement:
OPTION
MATCH PCRE [CASELESS]|SIMPLE
Sets as default matching algorithm to (P)erl-(C)ompatible (R)egular (E)xpressions library
or back to simple one. Matching-algorithm is used in LIKE and FILES.
PRCE works only in systems with this library and it must be linked with.
Also, there is no extra code on compiler which means that SB compiles the pattern
every time it is used.
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