Compaq BASIC Translator
User Manual

Contents

Preface
Preface	Preface
Part 1
Part 1	Using the Compaq BASIC Translator
Chapter 1
1	Introduction
1.1	Features of the Translator
1.2	Limitations on Translation
1.3	The Translation Process
1.3.1	Translator Inputs
1.3.2	Translator Outputs
1.3.3	Run-Time Libraries
Chapter 2
2	Using the Translator
2.1	Invoking the Translator
2.1.1	BASIC/TRANSLATE Command
2.1.1.1	Use of /ID_CHARACTER and /ID_SUFFIX Characters to Control Spelling
2.1.2	Translator Command Qualifiers
2.1.3	Handling of Syntax Errors in the Source Program
2.2	Transferring Translated Applications
2.2.1	Transferring Files with the FTP Utility
2.2.2	Transferring Files with a Supplied Visual Basic Add-In
2.2.2.1	Installing the Add-In
2.2.2.2	Adding to the Add-Ins Menu
2.2.2.3	Using the Add-In
2.2.3	Transferring Files with Windows Explorer
2.2.4	Removing Nonprintable Characters That Prevent Execution
2.2.5	Transferring Files with a Command Procedure
2.3	Loading the Project into Visual Basic
2.4	Translating Multimodule BASIC Applications
2.4.1	Recommended Command Line
2.4.2	%INCLUDE Files
2.4.3	MAP and COMMON Statements
2.4.4	Names
2.5	Hints for Translating and Running Applications
Chapter 3
3	Program Concepts and Elements
3.1	Translator Directives
3.2	Continuation of Long Program Statements
3.3	Program Documentation
3.4	Statement Separators
3.5	Identifiers and Variable Names
3.6	Numeric Literals
3.7	String Literals
3.8	Operators
3.9	Translations Performed
Chapter 4
4	Data Definition and Representation
4.1	Data Types
4.2	Data Representation
4.2.1	Integer Data Type
4.2.2	Floating-Point Data Type
4.2.3	String Data Type
4.2.4	Decimal Data Type
4.2.5	RFA Data Type
4.2.6	MAP, COMMON, and RECORD Declarations
4.2.7	RECORD Statements
Chapter 5
5	Input and Output
5.1	File Input/Output Strategies
5.2	Terminal I/O
5.3	File Organizations
5.3.1	Terminal-Format Files
5.3.2	Sequential Files
5.3.3	Relative Files
5.3.4	Indexed Files
5.3.5	Specifying Remote File I/O
5.4	File and Record Operations
5.4.1	Opening Files
5.5	Unsupported File Input and Output
Chapter 6
6	Exception Handling
6.1	Error Handling Overview
6.1.1	Methods of Handling Exceptions
6.1.2	Translating Statements
Part 2
Part 2	Translator Reference
Chapter 7
7	Statements and Functions
Command 1	ABS
Command 2	ABS%
Command 3	ASCII
Command 4	ATN
Command 5	BUFSIZ
Command 6	CALL
Command 7	CAUSE ERROR
Command 8	CCPOS
Command 9	CHAIN
Command 10	CHANGE
Command 11	CHR$
Command 12	CLOSE
Command 13	COMMON
Command 14	COMP%
Command 15	CONTINUE
Command 16	COS
Command 17	CTRLC
Command 18	CVT$$/CVTxx
Command 19	DATA
Command 20	DATE$
Command 21	DATE4$
Command 22	DECIMAL
Command 23	DECLARE
Command 24	DEF
Command 25	DEF*
Command 26	DELETE
Command 27	DET
Command 28	DIF$
Command 29	DIMENSION
Command 30	ECHO
Command 31	EDIT$
Command 32	END
Command 33	ERL
Command 34	ERN$
Command 35	ERR
Command 36	ERT$
Command 37	EXIT
Command 38	EXP
Command 39	EXTERNAL
Command 40	FIELD
Command 41	FIND
Command 42	FIX
Command 43	FNEND
Command 44	FNEXIT
Command 45	FOR
Command 46	FORMAT$
Command 47	FREE
Command 48	FSP$
Command 49	FUNCTION
Command 50	FUNCTIONEND
Command 51	FUNCTIONEXIT
Command 52	GET
Command 53	GETRFA
Command 54	GOSUB
Command 55	GOTO
Command 56	HANDLER
Command 57	IF
Command 58	INKEY$
Command 59	INPUT
Command 60	INPUT LINE
Command 61	INSTR
Command 62	INT
Command 63	INTEGER
Command 64	ITERATE
Command 65	KILL
Command 66	LBOUND
Command 67	LEFT$
Command 68	LEN
Command 69	LET
Command 70	LINPUT
Command 71	LOC
Command 72	LOG
Command 73	LOG10
Command 74	LSET
Command 75	MAG
Command 76	MAGTAPE
Command 77	MAP
Command 78	MAP DYNAMIC
Command 79	MAR
Command 80	MARGIN
Command 81	MAT
Command 82	MAT INPUT
Command 83	MAT LINPUT
Command 84	MAT PRINT
Command 85	MAT READ
Command 86	MAX
Command 87	MID$
Command 88	MIN
Command 89	MOD
Command 90	MOVE
Command 91	NAME...AS
Command 92	NEXT
Command 93	NOECHO
Command 94	NOMARGIN
Command 95	NUM
Command 96	NUM2
Command 97	NUM$
Command 98	NUM1$
Command 99	ON ERROR GO BACK
Command 100	ON ERROR GOTO
Command 101	ON ERROR GOTO 0
Command 102	ON...GOSUB
Command 103	ON...GOTO
Command 104	OPEN
Command 105	OPTION
Command 106	PLACE$
Command 107	POS
Command 108	PRINT
Command 109	PRINT USING
Command 110	PROD$
Command 111	PROGRAM
Command 112	PUT
Command 113	QUO$
Command 114	RAD$
Command 115	RANDOMIZE
Command 116	RCTRLC
Command 117	RCTRLO
Command 118	READ
Command 119	REAL
Command 120	RECORD
Command 121	RECOUNT
Command 122	REM
Command 123	REMAP
Command 124	RESET
Command 125	RESTORE
Command 126	RESUME
Command 127	RETRY
Command 128	RETURN
Command 129	RIGHT$
Command 130	RMSSTATUS
Command 131	RND
Command 132	RSET
Command 133	SCRATCH
Command 134	SEG$
Command 135	SELECT
Command 136	SET PROMPT
Command 137	SGN
Command 138	SIN
Command 139	SLEEP
Command 140	SPACE$
Command 141	SQR
Command 142	STATUS
Command 143	STOP
Command 144	STR$
Command 145	STRING$
Command 146	SUB
Command 147	SUBEND
Command 148	SUBEXIT
Command 149	SUM$
Command 150	SWAP%
Command 151	TAB
Command 152	TAN
Command 153	TIME
Command 154	TIME$
Command 155	TRM$
Command 156	UBOUND
Command 157	UNLESS
Command 158	UNLOCK
Command 159	UNTIL
Command 160	UPDATE
Command 161	VAL
Command 162	VAL%
Command 163	VMSSTATUS
Command 164	WAIT
Command 165	WHEN ERROR
Command 166	WHILE
Command 167	XLATE$