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    Re: Programming Language - FreeBASIC
    From: W F Jones
    Date: 2005 Sep 12, 10:56 -0400
    And of course an IDE will make the process a little easier.  I can not vouch for this application but there seems to be a fair amount of interest in it.  Go to URL http://fbide.sourceforge.net/  otherwise you will be working at the command line level.

    Frank J


    > Frank Jones wrote
    >
    > >The following URL offers a compatible form of BASIC that is open-
    > >source and free.  A Binary is available for 32-bit MS Windows
    > >(95/98/NT/2000/XP) environment.  The syntax is described as very
    > >compatible with MS-QuickBASIC (including the GFX statements) and
    > >includes  new features such as pointers, unsigned data types,
    > >inline-assembly, a pre-processor and many others.
    > >
    > >I have no experience with FreeBASIC  The BASIC programming language
    > >did for a while provide a common language for scientist/engineers to
    > >exchange work.  I remember untangling more than one 'goto'
    > >programming problem!  Since then many other languages have come and
    > >gone.
    > >
    > >FreeBASIC is located at http://sourceforge.net/projects/fbc/ for
    > >those that wish to download and try it out.  I did not attempt to
    > >determine the state of FreeBASIC documentation but it is probably
    > >good.
    >
    > Thanks to Frank for finding this version of BASIC, which, if it
    > fulfils its promises, may very well be "the answer to the maiden's
    > prayer"! It appears to offer just what I was looking for, particularly
    > the long-lost ability to GOTO a labelled instruction, thoroughly
    > deprecated by all right-thinking programmers, but invaluable
    > nevertheless. And I see that FreeBASIC usefully offers ATAN2 as a new
    > function which didn't exist in the original language (though its
    > documentation in the manual could be a lot better). There are,
    > however, warnings about potential bugginess
    >
    > I've downloaded FreeBASIC with its libraries, and the .pdf manual, but
    > haven't yet found out how to start writing code. I will report back
    > when I have a bit more experience.
    >
    > George.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > ===============================================================
    > Contact George at george@huxtable.u-net.com ,or by phone +44 1865
    > 820222, or from within UK 01865 820222. Or by post- George Huxtable, 1
    > Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK.


    -- Frank
       
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