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In article 104238@netnews.upenn.edu, patchen@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Michael Patchen) writes:
>Hi, I despertely need some help.  I wrote a large program in basic and I would really like to make an executable from it.  I have used both C and Pascal and
>they come with compilers but both GWBasic and QBasic do not.  At the very
>least I would like to be able to hide the code in QBasic like I can do in 
>GWBasic using the ,o option.
>

Visual Basic is undoubtedly the most popular and widely used of the "new" PC
BASICs, but it is _not_ your only choice.  For a more structured, command
oriented type of BASIC (which is easier to port to from older BASICs, IMHO)
I strongly suggest you take a look at GFA BASIC (DOS or Windows versions).
Even in interpreted mode it's considerably faster than VB and has the potential
to be quite a lot more capable for larger, more complex programs.  Like VB it
comes with a pseudo-compiler that requires a PD run-time file accompany the
EXE for it to work.  However, unlike VB they have announced a true compiler to
be available by the end of this month... no more run-time file baggage!

VB still has the upper hand, IMHO, for superior documentation and ease of use,
especially for beginners.  But GFA is worth a look, especially at $99 retail.

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