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  Directive:    MS
 
  Function:     Facilitates forward compatibility with Microsoft
                products by selectively enabling Microsoft-specific
                reserved words and changing the behavior of certain
                features to be compatible with particular versions.
 
  Syntax:
 
     ─┬───┬─┬─────────MS──"version"───┬───────
        └─/─┘ └┬────┬───MS──────────────┘
               └─NO─┘
 
  Parameters:   version              Must be 1 or 2. The version.
 
  Default:      NOMS
 
  Phase:        Syntax check
 
  $SET:         Initial
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