BASICA --> QBASIC

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From: Christy Gemmell
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 23:08

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HC>Does anyone know if there is a program that translates
HC>BASICA into QBASIC. (I don't know anything about these
HC>languages, I was only asked to post this question).
HC>If this program exists then where can I get it? Is it
HC>available at an ftp address?

You don't need a translator. If you save your BASICA program
in ASCII format, i.e.

SAVE "PROG.BAS", A

It should load and run in QBASIC without problems. The only
time you need to rewrite is when you're PEEKing or POKEing
internal BASICA addresses that don't exist in QBASIC.

Christy

               christy.gemmell@almac.co.uk
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From: christy.gemmell@almac.co.uk (Christy Gemmell)
Newsgroups: alt.lang.basic
Subject: BASICA --> QBASIC
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Date: 12 Dec 92 23:08:00 GMT
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