.BAS to .EXE

[Pyrokid]

i know im a newbie but is there a way to take your .BAS files and turn them into .EXE files so they can run on other comps that dont have qbasic?

[Plasma]

Yep. QuickBASIC (not QBASIC) has a compiler which produces EXEs. QuickBASIC 4.5 is probably the most similar to QBASIC.

Once you have QuickBASIC installed, make sure full menus are enabled (Options -> Full Menus) then choose Run -> Make EXE File, check "Stand Alone EXE File" and then choose "Make EXE".

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Ya just make sure you have a backup .bas file.

Once you make an exe file you can't convert it back....I learned it the hard way, but fortunatly Plasma pointed out my mistake. :wink:

[TheBigBasicQ]

There is no need to backup your .BAS file. QB doesnt touch the BAS file, it just compiles it into an EXE.

[red_Marvin]

But it is good to backup anyway since QB messes up from time to time
and it's ALWAYS safer.