You can include comments in your DMS file to make it easier to read. You can place comments anywhere between sections. You can also include comments within sections provided that they conform to the syntax for that section. For example, comments in the Event sections must conform to the rules for mrScriptBasic comments and comments in the Metadata Section must conform to the rules for mrScriptMetadata comments. Comments in all other sections must start on the first character of a line.

Single-line comments start with the single quotation mark character ('). For example:

You can also define block comments that span more than one line using the block comment start characters ('!) and end characters (!'). For example:

When you use a DMS file in WinDMSRun, any comments that are between the sections are removed when you change between the Normal and Script tabs or when you save and reopen a file. For more information, see WinDMSRun.