global CRLF$
CRLF$ =chr$( 13) +chr$( 10)

sample$ ="  /**"+CRLF$+_
"   * Some comments"+CRLF$+_
"   * longer comments here that we can parse."+CRLF$+_
"   *"+CRLF$+_
"   * Rahoo "+CRLF$+_
"   */"+CRLF$+_
"   function subroutine() {"+CRLF$+_
"    a = /* inline comment */ b + c ;"+CRLF$+_
"   }"+CRLF$+_
"   /*/ <-- tricky comments */"+CRLF$+_
""+CRLF$+_
"   /**"+CRLF$+_
"    * Another comment."+CRLF$+_
"    */"+CRLF$+_
"    function something() {"+CRLF$+_
"    }"+CRLF$

startDelim$  ="/*"
finishDelim$ ="*/"

print "________________________________"
print sample$
print "________________________________"
print blockStripped$( sample$, startDelim$, finishDelim$)
print "________________________________"

end

function blockStripped$( in$, s$, f$)
    for i =1 to len( in$) -len( s$)
        if mid$( in$, i, len( s$)) =s$ then
            i =i +len( s$)
            do
                if mid$( in$, i, 2) =CRLF$ then blockStripped$ =blockStripped$ +CRLF$
                i =i +1
            loop until ( mid$( in$, i, len( f$)) =f$) or ( i =len( in$) -len( f$))
            i =i +len( f$) -1
        else
            blockStripped$ =blockStripped$ +mid$( in$, i, 1)
        end if
    next i
end function