Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!rutgers!iuvax!silver!creps From: creps@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (Steve Creps) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: editing IBM BASIC programs Message-ID: <450@silver.bacs.indiana.edu> Date: Tue, 1-Dec-87 04:02:18 EST Article-I.D.: silver.450 Posted: Tue Dec 1 04:02:18 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 4-Dec-87 03:53:11 EST References: <1987Nov30.001912.20101@utstat.uucp> Reply-To: creps@silver.UUCP (Steve Creps) Distribution: na Organization: Indiana University Computer Science Department Lines: 14 In article <1987Nov30.001912.20101@utstat.uucp> anthony@utstat.uucp (Anthony Ayiomamitis) writes: > Can someone advise me how I can edit an IBM BASIC program using a >word processor (such as WordPerfect)? As you know, when using the SAVE command >the disk file is NOT ASCII. try SAVE "FILE",A > Also, how does one issue a DOS command through BASIC? For example, if >I want to issue the "timer/s" command during the execution of my program, how >do I accomplish this? SHELL "timer/s" - - - - - - - - - Steve Creps on the VAX 8650 running Ultrix 2.0-1 at Indiana University. creps@silver.bacs.indiana.edu "F-14 Tomcat! There IS no substitute."