Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!cbmvax!cbmehq!cbmger!peterk From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer Subject: Re: AmigaBasic to binary file (Executable) Message-ID: <1407@cbmger.UUCP> Date: 24 Jun 91 13:04:13 GMT References: <57013@nigel.ee.udel.edu> Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) Organization: Commodore Bueromaschinen GmbH, West Germany Lines: 31 In article <57013@nigel.ee.udel.edu> A_ASENCIO@upr1.upr.clu.edu (Hard Bytes Amiga User Group) writes: >Jim Harmon writes: > >>I have a question about amiga basic. I downloaded a binary file from a local >>bbs that included the source which was written Amiga Basic. I ran the source >>file in Amiga Basic and it was considerable slower as I exepected. Is there >>a utility to convert Amiga Basic file to a binary file? How was this >>accomplished? > >I'm also interested in this program if exist, anybody know where can be >get? These programs are normally called "Compiler". There are at least two available that are directly compatible with plain AmigaBasic sources (well, except really minor changes you perhaps must apply, such as stuffing all your SUBs at the end of the code): AC/Basic by Absoft and HiSoft Basic (don't know originator). They are cute, but still have their incompatibilities and glitches (mildly speaking: AC/Basic succeded to trash two of my harddisks in only one day:-( ). There are other Basic compilers that are a little more off the language standard set by AmigaBasic: GFA-Basic, AMOS, True Basic,... (I'm sure I forgot some important one). These compilers are all commercial, they cost some $$$. I only know about one PD compiler on Fish disks, but it has only very limited capabilities, e.g. it understands only a little subset of the AmigaBasic commands. (Sorry, don't have full name or Fish disk no. at hand.) -- Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel // E-Mail to \\ Only my personal opinions... Commodore Frankfurt, Germany \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk