HP 3000 Manuals

MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual Volume I

BBXLGO 

Compiles, links, and executes an HP Business BASIC/XL program.  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 

BBXLGO textfile[,[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 

textfile              Actual file designator of the BASIC SAVE file (file
                      code = 1247 or BSVXL) containing the HP Business
                      BASIC/XL program to be compiled.  Formal file
                      designator is BBCIN.

listfile              Actual file designator of the file to which the
                      program listing is written.  This can be any ASCII
                      output file.  Formal file designator is BBCLIST.
                      Default is $STDLIST.

xllist                A quoted list of the executable libraries which is
                      searched when resolving external procedure
                      references when the program is loaded.


NOTE  The formal file designators used in this command (BBCIN and
      BBCLIST) cannot be backreferenced as actual file designators in the
      command parameter list.  Refer to the "Implicit FILE Commands for
      Subsystems" discussion of the FILE command.


Operation Notes 

This command compiles a BASIC SAVE file created by the
HP Business BASIC/XL interpreter.  The compiled program executes
significantly faster than the corresponding interpreted version.

A BASIC SAVE program file is created from within the HP Business BASIC/XL
interpreter by using the HP Business BASIC/XL >SAVE filename command.
The program then can be compiled, linked, and executed with the BBXLGO
command.


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 may not
be used in BREAK. Pressing Break suspends the execution of this command.
Entering the RESUME command continues the execution.

Example 

To compile, link, and execute the HP Business BASIC/XL program MYPROG and
direct the listing to the disk file LISTFL, enter:

     BBXLGO MYPROG,LISTFL 

Related Information 

Commands      BBXL, BBXLCOMP, BBXLLK

Manuals       HP Business BASIC/XL Migration Guide (32715-60002)

              HP Business BASIC/XL Reference Manual (32715-60001)

MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation