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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Den 2015-08-04 kl. 17:52, skrev Dan
Gahlinger:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Does anyone have or know where I can get a copy of
the Vax Basic translator?<br>
Especially for VMS or windows or something?<br>
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I'd like to convert my old Vax Basic programs to something
usable on modern systems,<br>
but while Vax Basic is simple enough there are a few things I
have trouble with,<br>
such as MAP statements, records, etc.<br>
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If "modern systems" is included in the set of {Win; Mac OSX; Linux;
Android}, why not stay BASIC?<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.qb64.net/">http://www.qb64.net/</a><br>
I have used it to make old GW-basic-programs usable in a PC of today
(ie. >= Win 7).<br>
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The snag was to run an old GW-basic, load the program into it, and
then save the program using Ascii-mode, to get a file that QB64 can
load. (Actually a file that looks like a LIST print-out, as opposed
to the GW-basic native format)<br>
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It is described in Microsoft Knowledge base: Article ID: 80745 <br>
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I was astonished how much of structural-programming
possibilities and support that has been put into this modern
BASIC, the step from "old days" style that was more close to
Fortran-4 is immense! It can definitively be used to write
"Pascal-looking" programs.<br>
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In my case, one of the programs I converted didn't work
properly, so I ended up correcting it - taking all line-numbers
away was a great start, as the problem was hidden in GOTO:s by
the original author...<br>
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Besides from using the QB-64 once, I have no hooks to it or to its
development...<br>
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/Göran<br>
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<div dir="ltr">I've tried looking on the HP/etc sites and it seems
it's been discontinued,<br>
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does anyone have a copy I can use, or know where I can get one?<br>
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I don't want to pay for a product, as this is just hobbyist use
for personal programs I wrote<br>
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thanks<br>
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Dan.<br>
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