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Which BASIC programming language to use??

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Old 02-13-2003
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Which BASIC programming language to use??

Hi All...

At work, i've got to write a complicated quotation program.
The catch is that i've already written it - on a Apple II many years ago in BASIC...

Now ive got to do it all over again for the PC...
But i don't know which BASIC program to use - Ive only heard of Visual BASIC - any others out there...

If anyone can remember far back, i'd like it as similar as APPLE II Basic which is almost identical to the Sinclair Spectrum's Basic..

Like:-
100 ?"Hello"
110 Input a$
120 If a$="goodbye" then gosub 500
etc etc...

I know i could use emulators, but i'd rather not in this case...

Anyone help me??
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Old 02-13-2003
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Visual Basic is a windows-only language. QBASIC/GWBASIC etc.. is DOS.

The difference being Visual Basic gives you the opportunity to use BASIC language inside of windows and forms so you can interact within the Widnows enviroment..

QBASIC, for example, is command-prompt only.. Which means no Window interface.

There may be some difference between Apple's Basic and MS's basic though.

100 ?"Hello" for example, would probably be 100 PRINT "Hello".. If I remember correctly.
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Old 02-14-2003
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Cheers Rick...

Guess i never really thought about that - Yes, if its going to be similar then IT has to be in DOS (command prompt)...

So QBASIC and GWBASIC are the only two that you've heard of??
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Old 02-14-2003
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quick basic is easy to program.

I would say to use a more up to date language like java, which has either command line or gui.
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Old 02-14-2003
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qbasic and gwbasic don't let you make executables, a thing called quickbasic does..

here's something to keep you busy:
http://www.programmersheaven.com/zone6/cat700/index.htm
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Old 02-14-2003
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Latter versions of qbasic do have the feature to compile executables.

GW does not.
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