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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). You can access these
- files using the enclosed ARCE utility, by typing "ARCE SOURCE"
- (without the quotes).
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- BASIC source files (outside of SOURCE.ARC):
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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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- 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:
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- 10 REM This is a test
- 20 PRINT
- 30 PRINT
- 40 PRINT"This is only a test"
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- would be converted into
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- 10 REM This is a test
- 20 PRINT:PRINT:PRINT"This is only a test"
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- 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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