Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!dlyons
From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Apple basic to ibm conversion
Message-ID: <32300@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 7 Jun 89 00:05:13 GMT
References: <89157.142053DRF6@PSUVM>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <89157.142053DRF6@PSUVM> DRF6@PSUVM.BITNET writes:
>
>  Does anybody know of a straighforward way to get apple basic files converted
>to text files [...] ?
>
>Dave Forsman

Okay, I'll tell you a boring way first.  Pick an unused line number, like maybe
0, and do this:

Load your Applesoft program.
0 ?CHR$(4);"OPEN THE.LISTING": ?CHR$(4);"WRITE THE.LISTING": LIST 1, :
  ?CHR$(4);"CLOSE THE.LISTING": END

Then RUN it from that line (just RUN if you used line 0; RUN 63999 if you used
63999 (the highest allowed), etc).

If you are using DOS 3.3 (don't), be sure MON O is not turned on (type NOMONICO
to turn off all monitoring), since it will make Applesoft insert carriage
returns into the file where you almost certainly don't want them (in the middle
of long lines that would wrap).

If you're using ProDOS, the above should work fine.

Now, here's how *I* would do it:

Run Davex (a Shareware command shell which happens to be written by me).
Type

   > the.listing; blist my.program

You can download Davex from a variety of places.  I also generally mail copies
to people who ask & give me a postal address (specify 5.25 or 3.5 disk).


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