unrecognized Do loop error in mapbasic

Question

unrecognized command do is occurring when i am trying to use below code in mapbasic window. can anyone help me how to fix it although syntaz is correct

fetch first from t1
Do while Not EOT(t1) 
 'Do this with table t1 
 fetch Next from t1 
Loop

• T_Bacon: The syntax looks ok, have you got any other code running before this? Is t1 a table name, string variable or alias variable?
• user514348: yes i am printing table t1 row count its printing fine but when i use any loop like for next, do while its giving error unrecognized command
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Answer 1

You can't use loops in the MapBasic Window. You need to download the stand-alone Mapbasic program and compile your code into an application.

For simple code you should be able to migrate from the MapBasic Window to MapBasic Application with very few, if any, changes, so it shouldn't be too daunting.