07-21-2005, 02:12 AM
Thank you, ShadowWolf and Za!re. I have downloaded the fbc.exe Free Basic compiler. I have also downloaded an fbide.exe. When I ran the fbide, I was very happy. When I tried to run QuickBASIC .bas files in fbide.exe, I had problems; not so in QuickBASIC on my MSDO 95 disk! So, I sort of gave up on fbide.exe. I just like to have things work properly, or know enough to fix the problem. With fbide, I am as a child, so, I just go to what I know better. This is why I have been hitting my head against the Internet, in the hopes that I could run .bas and QB .exe programs as I have always been able to, except when I got the new computer with Windows XP on it.
Now, if you can tell me, "Download this fbide.exe, it will allow you to run ALL your QuickBASIC .bas files without a hitch. And, this fbc.exe witll compile your QuickBASIC .bas files that run in the fbide fine, and the .exe files will now run in your Windows XP HE without a hitch, too." Well, that's the time I will give this new-fangled thing another try.
Note, my present fbide.exe is, from its Main Menu Help:
As I have not compiled anything in fb, I guess I shouldn't even mention my fbc.exe.
Now, if you can tell me, "Download this fbide.exe, it will allow you to run ALL your QuickBASIC .bas files without a hitch. And, this fbc.exe witll compile your QuickBASIC .bas files that run in the fbide fine, and the .exe files will now run in your Windows XP HE without a hitch, too." Well, that's the time I will give this new-fangled thing another try.
Note, my present fbide.exe is, from its Main Menu Help:
Quote:FBIde v0.3.3, by VonGodric
An editor for FreeBasic Compiler, etc.
As I have not compiled anything in fb, I guess I shouldn't even mention my fbc.exe.
Ralph, using QuickBASIC 4.5 and Windows XP Home Edition and Service Pack 2, with HP LaserJet 4L printer.