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BASICPREP
Compiles and prepares 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
BASICPREP [commandfile][,[progfile][,listfile]]
Parameters
commandfile Actual file designator of the input file from which
the BASIC/V compiler commands are read. This can
be any ASCII file. Formal file designator is
BSCTEXT. Default is $STDINX.
progfile Actual file designator of the program file on which
the prepared program segments are written. When
progfile is omitted, the MPE segmenter creates the
program file, which resides in the temporary file
domain as $OLDPASS. To create your own program
file, do so in one of two ways:
* By using the BUILD command and specifying a
file code of 1029 or PROG and a numextents
value of 1. This file is then used by the
PREP command.
* By specifying a nonexistent file in the
progfile parameter, in which case a
temporary job file of the correct size and
type is created.
listfile Actual file designator of the file to which the
listing is written. This can be any ASCII output
file. Formal file designator is BSCLIST. Default
is $STDLIST.
NOTE The formal file designators used in this command (BSCTEXT and
BSCLIST) 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 BASICPREP command compiles and prepares a program for execution from
a "fastsave" file generated by the BASIC/V interpreter. If the progfile
parameter is omitted, the prepared program segments are stored in the
systemcdefined temporary file $OLDPASS. To save the prepared program in a
file other than $OLDPASS, either create a file and specify its file name
on the BASICPREP command line, or specify a nonexistent progfile.
A program compiled and prepared with the BASICPREP command may be
executed with the MPE/iX RUN command.
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 compile and prepare a program named MYPROG from the BASIC/V fastsave
file named MYCOMDS, with the listing directed to the standard list
device, enter:
BASICPREP,MYCOMDS
The file MYPROG is an ASCII file that contains the following BASIC/V
compiler commands:
$CONTROL USLINIT SOURCE
$COMPILE MYPROG
$EXIT
The above example initializes the USL and lists the program, compiles the
fastsave program MYPROG, and then exits from the compiler.
Related Information
Commands BASIC, BASICGO, BASICOMP
Manuals BASIC/V Compiler Reference Manual (32103-90001)