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- Source file information:
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- SOURCE.ARC contains the source code for all ADVBAS routines. This consists of
- the assembly listings (.ASM files) and a few BASIC demonstration programs. You
- can access these files using the enclosed ARCE utility, by typing
- "ARCE SOURCE" (without the quotes).
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- The file MONKEY.BAS is the source for a file time/date/attribute modification
- utility. It provides example usage of the FINDFIRSTF series of ADVBAS
- functions, among other things.
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- Other source files (outside of SOURCE.ARC):
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- The file XREF.BAS is the source for a cross-reference generator. Compile
- this with no switches, and link with ADVBAS in the usual manner. This
- will provide useful cross-reference listings for your programs, provided
- that they conform to the interpreted BASIC format-- the BASIC program to
- be xreffed must be in tokenized form, and must contain line numbers on
- every line.
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- The file COMBLINE.BAS is the source for a line combiner. Compile this
- with no switches, and link with ADVBAS in the usual manner. COMBLINE can
- be used on programs in interpreted BASIC format to crunch programs down
- to the smallest possible size. It combines as many lines together as
- possible without changing the program function. For example:
- 10 REM This is a test
- 20 PRINT
- 30 PRINT
- 40 PRINT"This is only a test"
- would be converted into
- 10 REM This is a test
- 20 PRINT:PRINT:PRINT"This is only a test"
- This is recommended only for debugged BASIC programs. The code produced
- will be smaller and faster for interpreted programs, and also for
- compiled programs if you are using the DEBUG or ON ERROR options. You
- need the program to be comblined in both tokenized and ASCII formats
- (TEST.BAS and TEST.ASC, for instance). Output will be an ASCII file with
- the extension BCS.
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