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From: greenber@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Brian Greenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Looking for a BASIC compiler
Summary: Turbo Basic
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Date: 7 Dec 88 06:20:08 GMT
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In article <1600@nmtsun.nmt.edu> snsrjth@nmtsun.nmt.edu (<<Jeff>>) writes:
>I am, however, still looking for a BASIC compilier if such a thing exists.
>I would like to get programs that normally run on BASICA or GWBASIC to be
>converted into executable files (ie, PROG.BAS -> PROG.EXE). I have seen

why not try Turbo Basic, Copyright 1987, Borland International, Inc.  It
won't accept BASICA or GWBASIC files as is, but with a little trickery, 
it can be done.

Basically, (no pun intended), it involves listing the file to the disk.
I'm sure there are a number of ways to do this, I just imported my program
into Sidekick's notepad (it was only one screen long - I was testing this).
Once it's loaded, Turbo Basic will read the text file as a program, and
subsequently compile it (to memory or to an .EXE file), as well as run it.

Later,
!>
!>g
(Brian Greenberg)