Visual Basic

[Guest]

I have the old GW Basic 3.5 diskette. What Program file extension do I use to
access the basic files? The current file extension is ".bas"

 

[MCheu]

I have the old GW Basic 3.5 diskette. What Program file extension do I use to
access the basic files? The current file extension is ".bas"

If you mean run them, you'll need a basic compiler or interpreter
(there are a few freeware ones, and you'll probably need to modify the
source to compile it in VB).

If you just want to look at the code, use a text editor like EDIT from
DOS, or notepad from windows. Just like the .c and .cpp files, they
should just be plain text files. The usual extension for plain text
files in windows is .TXT, but you shouldn't need to change the
extension to load them up in an editor.

If the file formatting screwed up but appears otherwise intact, load
it up in wordpad, and save it (no other changes). That'll swap out
the linefeed characters for the one MS operating systems expect, which
is usually all you need. It shouldn't affect compiling or
interpreting whether you convert it or leave it.

 

[easymike29 via WindowsKB.com]

GWBasic.exe?
Gene

I have the old GW Basic 3.5 diskette. What Program file extension do I use to
access the basic files? The current file extension is ".bas"

 

[frodo]

you might want to look into Liberty Basic to replace your old GW:

http://www.libertybasic.com/

there are many other Basic packages for windows too, google around...

 

[Guest]

If you mean run them, you'll need a basic compiler or interpreter
(there are a few freeware ones, and you'll probably need to modify the
source to compile it in VB).

If you just want to look at the code, use a text editor like EDIT from
DOS, or notepad from windows. Just like the .c and .cpp files, they
should just be plain text files. The usual extension for plain text
files in windows is .TXT, but you shouldn't need to change the
extension to load them up in an editor.

If the file formatting screwed up but appears otherwise intact, load
it up in wordpad, and save it (no other changes). That'll swap out
the linefeed characters for the one MS operating systems expect, which
is usually all you need. It shouldn't affect compiling or
interpreting whether you convert it or leave it.

 

[Guest]

If you mean run them, you'll need a basic compiler or interpreter
(there are a few freeware ones, and you'll probably need to modify the
source to compile it in VB).

If you just want to look at the code, use a text editor like EDIT from
DOS, or notepad from windows. Just like the .c and .cpp files, they
should just be plain text files. The usual extension for plain text
files in windows is .TXT, but you shouldn't need to change the
extension to load them up in an editor.

If the file formatting screwed up but appears otherwise intact, load
it up in wordpad, and save it (no other changes). That'll swap out
the linefeed characters for the one MS operating systems expect, which
is usually all you need. It shouldn't affect compiling or
interpreting whether you convert it or leave it.

Robert Wendell Kenney also (e-mail address removed)

 

[Guest]

you might want to look into Liberty Basic to replace your old GW:

http://www.libertybasic.com/

there are many other Basic packages for windows too, google around...