Control Commands > For...Next Statement

Description

Repeats a group of statements a specified number of times.

Syntax

For counter = start To end [Step step]
[statements]

[Exit For]

[statements]

The For...Next statement syntax has these parts:

Part	Description
counter	Numeric variable used as a loop counter.
start	Initial value of counter.
end	Final value of counter.
step	Amount counter is changed each time through the loop. If not specified, step defaults to one.
statements	One or more statements between For and Next that are executed the specified number of times.
Exit For	Optional. Transfers control out of the For loop.
Next	Required. Terminates the definition of the For loop.