HP 3000 Manuals

MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual Volume I

BASIC 

Interprets a compatibility mode BASIC/V program.  BASIC/V is not part of
the 900 Series HP 3000 Computer System Fundamental Operating Software and
must be purchased separately.

Syntax 

BASIC [commandfile][,[inputfile][,listfile]]

Parameters 

commandfile           Actual file designator of the source file or device
                      from which BASIC/V commands and statements are
                      input.  This can be any ASCII input file.  Formal
                      file designator is BASCOM. Default is $STDINX.

inputfile             Actual file designator of the file containing data
                      input for a BASIC/V program.  This can be any ASCII
                      input file.  Formal file designator is BASIN.
                      Default is $STDINX.

listfile              Actual file designator of the destination file for
                      the program listing and output.  This can be any
                      ASCII output file.  Formal file designator is
                      BASLIST. Default is $STDLIST.


NOTE  The formal file designators used in this command (BASCOM, BASIN,
      and BASLIST) cannot be backreferenced as actual file designators in
      the command parameter list.  For further information, refer to the
      "Implicit FILE Commands for Subsystems" discussion of the FILE
      command.


Operation Notes 

The BASIC command is generally used for online programming in BASIC/V,
but it can also be used to interpret BASIC/V programs submitted in batch
mode.  In batch mode, the BASIC/V >EOD command is required after any data
following the BASIC/V >RUN command, or after the >RUN command itself if
there is no data.

Use 

This command may be issued from a session, job, or program.  It may not
be used in BREAK. Pressing Break suspends the execution of this command.
Entering the RESUME command continues the execution.

Examples 

To enter commands and data from your standard input device, with program
listing and output transmitted to the standard output device, enter:

     BASIC 

You may also submit commands and data to the BASIC/V interpreter through
input files that you have stored on disk.  Files created using the editor
must be kept with the UNN (unnumbered) option of the editor KEEP command.
In this example, BASIC/V interpreter commands and statements are
submitted from the command file MYCOMDS. The data that the program uses
is stored in the input file MYDATA. The program listing and output are
written to the file MYLIST.

     BASIC MYCOMDS,MYDATA,MYLIST 

Related Information 

Commands      BASICGO, BASICOMP, BASICPREP

Manuals       BASIC/V Compiler Manual (32103-90001)

              MPE Segmenter Reference Manual (32650-60026)

MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation