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Article #174Re: Quickbasic/Qbasic
From: Paul Harris
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 03:00
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 03:00
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In <cos.714523600@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu> cos@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Ofer Inbar) writes: >pharris@roseworthy.adelaide.edu.au (Paul Harris) writes: >>If QBASIC is a cut down QuickBASIC why does QB read GWBASIC files but not >>QuickBASIC Files? >GWBASIC, QBASIC, QuickBASIC, and PDS, all can read and write ASCII >files. As can most word processors and text editors. Use ASCII for >all your programs and you're safe. As far as language compatibility >goes, neither QBASIC nor QuickBASIC will be able to run all GWBASIC >programs, but QuickBASIC should be able to run all QBASIC programs. I have no problem with ASCII files, most of my GWBASIC programs are noe compiled via QuickBasic. It just puzzles me that you have to deliberately use Text files for two 'look alike' products, from the same company mind you, while a much different product is compatable with the later(?) offering. Regards, Paul
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!yoyo.aarnet.edu.au!sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au!tellus!pharris From: pharris@roseworthy.adelaide.edu.au (Paul Harris) Newsgroups: alt.lang.basic Subject: Re: Quickbasic/Qbasic Message-ID: <pharris.714884402@tellus> Date: 27 Aug 92 03:00:02 GMT References: <pharris.714289533@tellus> <cos.714523600@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu> Sender: news@ucs.adelaide.edu.au Lines: 19 Nntp-Posting-Host: tellus.roseworthy.adelaide.edu.au