Re: CVS in GWBASIC & QBASIC

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From: John Strong
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 1992 07:08

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In article <75990001@hpsgl1.sgp.hp.com> ong@hpsgl1.sgp.hp.com (Chiau-Ho ONG) writes:
>Does anyone knows whether there is a difference in implementation of the CVS
>function in GWBASIC & QBASIC ? I have a file that when I use the CVS function
>in GWBASIC to convert the string read, it gives the correct value. However, if
>I use QBASIC, CVS converts the string wrongly. 
>

Start QBASIC with the /mbf command line option.  This tells QBASIC to use the
Microsoft Binary Format when evaluating CVS instead of the newer IEEE format
adopted after QB version 4.0.  GW-BASIC uses the older mbf format.



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