Running FreeBASIC

chakka35 | 13:50 Thu 13th Jul 2006 | Technology

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I work with Windows XP and, keen to get back to simple programming, I downloaded FeeBASIC. When I try to run it I get a DOS prompt saying C:/Program Files/ FreeBASIC. Where do go from there? Grateful for any help.

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OBonio

FreeBASIC is a command line compiler. You would use notepad to write the source code and save as a plain text file. Then you would use FreeBASIC to compile it.

http://www.freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka= CompileCmdLine

If you want a more friendly development environment, you may be better off with Visual Studio Express. This is also free and allows for quite powerful Windows application development.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/defa ult.aspx

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Many thanks, OBonio, but I'm afraid that your advice goes over my head. All I want to do is start up the program so that I can use BASIC as I used to do in the days of my trusty old Amstrad! Please assume less co mputer-saviness on my part. Thanks again.

OBonio

Maybe you want an Amstrad Emulator?

http://www.sean.co.uk/books/amstrad/index.shtm

Or the equivalent for Windows would probably be QBasic.

http://www.geocities.com/area51/5967/qbasic.ht ml

I would still recommend looking into Visual Studio Exptress though.

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