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Re: QBASIC under Windows XP 19 Years Ago by Buff Qbasic is still used quite a bit. It is still taught … is good for that purpose. Many people have problems with qbasic on XP though not everyone. I think QuickBasic compiled programs… Re: QBasic Source code 16 Years Ago by jwenting QBasic AFAIK never supported any networking related coding. It's an arcane, unsupported, not even Y2K compliant, language that should be left dead and burried instead of trying to drag it up out of the tarpits of computing history to try and make it into a zombie. Re: QBasic 9 Years Ago by Hiroshe …who really use it are hobysists. > 1 Is QBasic a language for beginners? Not anymore. My own suggestion…to share code with. The second thing is implementation. QBasic is limited to 16-bit dos programs. You would… operarting systems, scientific computing, etc... A third thing is QBasic is quite limited in features. (Limited data structures, no … QBasic 9 Years Ago by [NOPE]FOREVER 1. Is QBasic a language for beginners? 2. How is it different to modern languages like c#? 3. What kind of development is it best suited for? Re: Qbasic Help File I can't open it in XP !! 16 Years Ago by klrdn …to XP folder q: help.com, help.exe, qbasic.hlp, qbasic.exe. I changed qbasic.hlp props to 'open with' help.com. In…up. If I run help.com - same thing. Changed changed qbasic.hlp props to 'open with' help.exe. Same thing. ….exe[/B] you should find the Microsoft package that contains QBasic and other utilities, like Help.com. Hope this helps (… QBASIC and Visual Basic 19 Years Ago by subtronic …years ago. Are people still actively developing in QBASIC? 2. The similarities between QBASIC and Visual Basic are nominal at best. …, does Windows XP [u]even[/u] come with QBASIC installed? (I'm a Linux-only user) 3. Is …there anything useful about QBASIC that warrants its use over another language? Or even a… Qbasic Help File I can't open it in XP !! 16 Years Ago by klrdn … version ?) from my Dos 6 Install floppy into a folder. Qbasic.exe executes ok either from within or outside the folder…, but can't access its help file. I used the qbasic options 'help path' tab to enter the correct path but… is using the wrong prog to open it with. The Qbasic.hlp file 'property' shows that xp is trying to use… Re: Qbasic Help File I can't open it in XP !! 16 Years Ago by klrdn Problem solved: I had copied Qbasic.exe and Qbasic.hlp from a Dos 6 installation disk. The .… incompatible with W98. Eventually I stumbled on a functioning Qbasic.hlp which W98se original installation had routinely and without .…Windows\Command folder. W98se Install Disk did not include Qbasic, only its hlp. Gotta love that Microsoft don'cha?? Re: Qbasic Help File I can't open it in XP !! 16 Years Ago by klrdn Problem solved: I had copied Qbasic.exe and Qbasic.hlp from a Dos 6 installation disk. The .… incompatible with W98. Eventually I stumbled on a functioning Qbasic.hlp which W98se original installation had routinely and without .…Windows\Command folder. W98se Install Disk did not include Qbasic, only its hlp. Gotta love that Microsoft don'cha?? Re: QBASIC and Visual Basic 19 Years Ago by Buff … support on the planet) Their console compiler is like using qbasic in text mode (though all the api stuff and any…). Windows programming can be a little overwhelming and I think qbasic still has a place. Re: QBASIC and Visual Basic 19 Years Ago by subtronic …. Windows programming can be a little overwhelming and I think qbasic still has a place.[/QUOTE] Ah, perhaps that is the… you've said), then teaching syntax and basic concepts with QBASIC would make sense. Thanks for the insight Re: QBasic, what can i do to make my programs run without the QBasic program? 17 Years Ago by WaltP …share with my friends but they dun have QBasic on thier comp. Ill put my programs …to make them able to run without the actual QBasic program. It gets so frustrating! :evil:[/QUOTE]… with the program, and use the command "qbasic /run [i]program name[/i]" Also, …www.qbcafe.net[/url] and [url]http://www.qbasic.com[/url], as well as a lot of… Re: QBasic, what can i do to make my programs run without the QBasic program? 17 Years Ago by jwenting no, that's no longer QBasic. There are compiled languages with a syntax similar to QBasic, some of them might even take simple QBasic programs verbatim, but they're not QBasic and you certainly can't take a .bas file and expect another computer to run it that is too modern to have qbasic.exe installed. Re: Qbasic Help File I can't open it in XP !! 16 Years Ago by klrdn …the files ? There seem to be many versions - quick basic/qbasic/qb45 etc. What is your folder & file structure ? …Are all/which qbasic files in same folder ? Did you enter/change file properties…amp; attention. [quote=Duoas;457005]I'm running XP and QBasic and help work fine for me. I can't reproduce… Re: QBASIC under Windows XP 16 Years Ago by chadbh74 …the windows menu. But, when I try to LPRINT in QBASIC , nothing happens. Please help![/QUOTE] This is a …stated, this is true. However, in the Windows platforms, QBASIC is running in a "DOS WIndow". While … (some sort of pass-through.) In these operating systems, QBASIC, GWBASIC, QuickBASIC, etc. all LPRINT just fine on these… Re: QBASIC under Windows XP 16 Years Ago by jelamb1325 …, this is true. However, in the Windows platforms, QBASIC is running in a "DOS WIndow". While … it does maintain DOS I/O standards. Put simply, QBASIC is designed to LPRINT to DOS compatible printers. Some are… (some sort of pass-through.) In these operating systems, QBASIC, GWBASIC, QuickBASIC, etc. all LPRINT just fine on these… Re: QBasic, what can i do to make my programs run without the QBasic program? 16 Years Ago by normakxlr5 … languages with a syntax similar to QBasic, some of them might even take simple QBasic programs verbatim, but they're not… QBasic and you certainly can't take a … computer to run it that is too modern to have qbasic.exe installed.[/QUOTE] well that is not necessarily true. … Re: Qbasic Help File I can't open it in XP !! 16 Years Ago by Duoas The file [B]QBASIC.HLP[/B] is not a Windows Help file, so WinHelp cannot open it. You need a program named [B]HELP.COM[/B]. If you google [B]olddos.exe[/B] you should find the Microsoft package that contains QBasic and other utilities, like Help.com. Hope this helps (pun intended) :icon_lol: Re: Qbasic Help File I can't open it in XP !! 16 Years Ago by klrdn My Qbasic came from Dos 6 Install Disk. Qb.. version is not …]Hmm, I hadn't considered different versions. I'm using QBasic version 1.1, and everything is just piled in one… Re: Qbasic Help File I can't open it in XP !! 16 Years Ago by Duoas … which files may be corrupted for the error to occur. QBasic has always used EDIT.COM or EDIT.EXE to do… just going to the command prompt and typing [inlinecode]help qbasic.hlp[/inlinecode]? If that works, then it is definitely EDIT… Re: QBasic, what can i do to make my programs run without the QBasic program? 15 Years Ago by JRB6478@ATT.NET …has been many years since I used Qbasic but, I know that b/c Qbasic is COMPILED the machine language, executable …copy of the Qbasic code is on your machine, either hit enter after… click on it in Windows. * Unlike an interpreted language QBASIC DOESN'T NEED INTERPRETATION BY THE QUICK BASIC EDITOR. John… QBASIC: Invalid directory. 19 Years Ago by Khishin I downloaded QBASIC 4.5 onto a Windows XP computer, and placed it into C:\QBASIC\. When I try to run QB.EXE though, I get the error: C:\QBASIC\QB.EXE Invalid startup directory, please check your pif file. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application. What do I do here? Re: Qbasic Help File I can't open it in XP !! 16 Years Ago by Duoas I'm running XP and QBasic and help work fine for me. I can't reproduce your problem. Sorry I can't help you further... Re: Qbasic Help File I can't open it in XP !! 16 Years Ago by Duoas Hmm, I hadn't considered different versions. I'm using QBasic version 1.1, and everything is just piled in one folder on my G: drive. I run it from the default windows command prompt. What version are you trying to work with? Re: Qbasic Help File I can't open it in XP !! 16 Years Ago by Duoas … DOS 6.x series or Windows 9x then it is QBasic 1.1. However, the editor (EDIT.EXE) changed for Windows… Re: Qbasic Help File I can't open it in XP !! 16 Years Ago by klrdn … DOS 6.x series or Windows 9x then it is QBasic 1.1. However, the editor (EDIT.EXE) changed for Windows… Re: QBASIC under Windows XP 16 Years Ago by lesliesrussell [QUOTE=nwostrel;401428]The problem is: QBASIC is free and easy to write a quick program in. …/doku.php[/url]) is fully backward compatable syntactically with QBasic. Like QBasic it requires an engine to run it...meaning that it…. Infact, most programs I imported to KBasic from my old QBasic stash ran on both my dual boot laptop, and my… Re: QBasic Source code 16 Years Ago by giriraj …'s question? [1] which are, QuickBasic, QBasic, and FreeBasic, the latest being proof that the QBasic language tree is not dead (even…] Actually i am using cui mode in DOS plateform in QBasic Language(QBasic) and simply i need to displaying the jpeg picture… Re: Qbasic 1.1 to Visual Basic 11 Years Ago by tinstaafl Just a look at some code for Qbasic. While alot of the statements and functions are similar there … learn how to do that in VB.net. Especially since Qbasic is primarily a console interface and VB.net works great… page full of them](http://www.daniweb.com/search/query/qbasic-to-vb.net/0?q=site%3A*%2F… Re: QBASIC under Windows XP 20 Years Ago by camelNotation I learnt Qbasic when I took my gcse O levels under the University Of London and for IT I had to learn Qbasic.I think Qbasic is very easy and a basic type of langauge matured ppl don'treally need that at all.