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BBXL Initiates execution of the HP Business BASIC/XL interpreter. HP Business BASIC/XL is not part of the 900 Series HP 3000 Computer System Fundamental Operating Software and must be purchased separately. (Native Mode) Syntax BBXL [commandfile][,[inputfile][,[listfile]]][;XL=xllist]
NOTE This command follows the optional MPE/iX command line syntax. Refer to "Optional Format for MPE/iX Commands" at the beginning of this chapter.
Parameters commandfile The name of an ASCII file that contains a set of HP Business BASIC/XL commands and/or statements. The formal file designator is BASCOM. Default is $STDINX. inputfile Actual file designator of the file containing data input for a HP Business BASIC/XL program. 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 BASOUT. Default is $STDLIST. xllist A quoted list of the executable libraries which is searched when resolving external procedure references during execution of a user's program.
NOTE The formal file designators used in this command (BASCOM, BASIN, and BASOUT) 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 BBXL command is generally used for online programming in HP Business BASIC/XL, but it can also be used to interpret HP Business BASIC/XL programs in batch mode. In batch mode, the HP Business BASIC/XL >EXIT or >:: command is required as the last statement in the command file. HP Business BASIC/XL has its own online help facility.
NOTE This command is implemented as a command file. If you set the HPPATH variable to null (SETVAR ""), the command file is not executed and the command fails.
Use This command may be issued from a session, job, or program. It is not available 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 the program listing and output transmitted to the standard output device (both of these are usually the terminal in interactive mode), use: BBXL You may also enter commands and statements to the HP Business BASIC/XL interpreter by using input files that you have stored on disk. Files created using the editor must be kept with the UNN (unnumbered) option of the editor's KEEP command. In this example, HP Business BASIC/XL interpreter commands and statements are entered 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. BBXL MYCOMDS,MYDATA,MYLIST If you have compiled a number of library procedures into an executable library named MYXL.MYGRP.MYACCT and wish to reference these in a program in the interpreter, use: BBXL XL='MYXL.MYGRP.MYACCT' Appropriate EXTERNAL and/or INTRINSIC statements in your program are used to define the formal parameters, and an alias, if required, for the external procedure in the executable library. Related Information Commands BBXLCOMP, BBXLGO, BBXLLK Manuals HP Business BASIC/XL Migration Guide (32715-60002) HP Business BASIC/XL Reference Manual (32715-60001)