/TR>
</TABLE>    
<p>

would have the same result as
<p>
<TABLE SUMMARY="Example" BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#efefef" WIDTH="100%">
<TR>
<TD>
<PRE>
<font color="#82140F">        
\var_name = "Temperature"
.var_value. = 10.3
</font></PRE>
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</TR>
</TABLE>
<p>
This command ignores any trailing items on the line.  That is, the next
`<font color="#82140F"><code>read</code></font>' command will start on the next line of the file.  In a
sense then, you get just one shot at analysing the input line in your
datafile. 