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QBasic, what can i do to make my programs run without the QBasic program?
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I wanna share with my friends but they dun have QBasic on thier comp. Ill put my programs on a floppy disc an give it to em but i cant figure out how to make them able to run without the actual QBasic program. It gets so frustrating! :evil:
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The short answer is: You can't.
The long answer is:
You can distribute QB along with the program, and use the command "qbasic /run program name"
Also, if you have QB 4.5, you can compile it. Unfortunately, QB 4.5 isn't available for download legally (AFAIK) and cannot be purchased anywhere.
The long answer is:
You can distribute QB along with the program, and use the command "qbasic /run program name"
Also, if you have QB 4.5, you can compile it. Unfortunately, QB 4.5 isn't available for download legally (AFAIK) and cannot be purchased anywhere.
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Originally Posted by OboroNinja 
I wanna share with my friends but they dun have QBasic on thier comp. Ill put my programs on a floppy disc an give it to em but i cant figure out how to make them able to run without the actual QBasic program. It gets so frustrating! :evil:
Also found firstbas and GLBCC. Check here, too.
I've been using PowerBasic for years, but it must be purchased.
Google is very helpful
If you try a few of these compilers, please post your reactions to them -- do they work well, do you have to make coding changes, stuff like that.
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Originally Posted by Puckdropper
The short answer is: You can't.
The long answer is:
You can distribute QB along with the program, and use the command "qbasic /run program name"
Also, if you have QB 4.5, you can compile it. Unfortunately, QB 4.5 isn't available for download legally (AFAIK) and cannot be purchased anywhere.
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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.
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.
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Originally Posted by jwenting
no, that's no longer QBasic.
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Originally Posted 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.
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It 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 the compiled versions name at the DOS prompt or click on it in Windows.
* Unlike an interpreted language QBASIC DOESN'T NEED INTERPRETATION BY THE QUICK BASIC EDITOR.
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* Unlike an interpreted language QBASIC DOESN'T NEED INTERPRETATION BY THE QUICK BASIC EDITOR.
John R. Baskette
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology/MIS.
The University of Texas, Arlington
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