Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!think!ames!sdcsvax!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!hplabs!hpcea!hpfcdc!hpldola!russ From: russ@hpldola.HP.COM (Russell Johnston) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: editing IBM BASIC programs Message-ID: <11250010@hpldola.HP.COM> Date: Tue, 1-Dec-87 12:43:48 EST Article-I.D.: hpldola.11250010 Posted: Tue Dec 1 12:43:48 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 6-Dec-87 23:32:35 EST References: <1987Nov30.001912.20101@utstat.uucp> Organization: HP Elec. Design Div. -ColoSpgs Lines: 14 > 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. Save the program in ascii format: SAVE"program",A Make sure the word proceesor uses straight ascii files (i.e. WordStar you must use nondocument mode) > 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? Try the shell command: SHELL "dos command"