RosettaCodeData/Task/Longest-common-subsequence/QuickBASIC/longest-common-subsequence....

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FUNCTION lcs$ (a$, b$)
IF LEN(a$) = 0 OR LEN(b$) = 0 THEN
lcs$ = ""
ELSEIF RIGHT$(a$, 1) = RIGHT$(b$, 1) THEN
lcs$ = lcs$(LEFT$(a$, LEN(a$) - 1), LEFT$(b$, LEN(b$) - 1)) + RIGHT$(a$, 1)
ELSE
x$ = lcs$(a$, LEFT$(b$, LEN(b$) - 1))
y$ = lcs$(LEFT$(a$, LEN(a$) - 1), b$)
IF LEN(x$) > LEN(y$) THEN
lcs$ = x$
ELSE
lcs$ = y$
END IF
END IF
END FUNCTION