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Subject: Re: Convertion from text-BASIC to run-BASIC?
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Date: 10 Oct 90 20:46:55 GMT
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     Scott:
      The key to this conversion process is to read the file into the input
buffer.  I have a simple program somewhere for the 64 that will do this (I'll
look for it for ya...) but for those interested souls with 128's, this'll 
do the trick:

OPEN 1,8,8,"filename"
SYS 65478,0,1      (changes the input from keyboard to disk... dunno how)

      It's a great feature for doing program merges:
           Type the code to merge (ex.  a subroutne).
           Type   OPEN 5,8,4,"0:filename,s,w"
                  CMD5: LIST
                  CLOSE5
           This copies the program to text format (will work on the 64)
           Then just load the program to merge with (with non-overlapping
           line numbers) and type OPEN 1,8,8,"filename"     SYS 65478,0,1
           You'll get an out of data error as it types in the READY (= READ Y)

      This is a favorite trick of mine   :)

Gregg Riedel
consp24@bingsuns.pod.binghamton.edu