BBASIC

Operation Notes

The BBASIC command is generally used for online programming in HP Business BASIC/V, but it can also be used to interpret HP Business BASIC/V programs submitted in batch mode. In batch mode, the HP Business BASIC/V >EXIT or >:: command is required as the last statement in the command file. HP Business BASIC/V has its own online help facility.

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

  BBASIC

You may also submit commands and data to the HP Business 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's KEEP command. In this example, HP Business 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:

  BBASIC MYCOMDS,MYDATA,MYLIST