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

Syntax

BBASICOMP infile [ ,[ uslfile] [ ,listfile] ]

Parameters

infile

Actual file designator of the BSAVE file containing the HP Business BASIC/V program to be compiled. Formal file designator is BBCIN.

uslfile

Actual file designator of the user subprogram library (USL) file on which the object program is written, which can be any binary output file with file code of USL or 1024. Its formal file designator is BBCUSL. If the uslfile parameter is omitted, the object code is saved to the temporary file $OLDPASS. If entered, this parameter specifies that the file was created in one of four ways:

  • By using the SAVE command to save the default USL file $OLDPASS created by a previous compilation.

  • By building the USL with the MPE segmenter command BUILDUSL. Refer to the MPE Segmenter Reference Manual (30000-90011).

  • By creating a new USL file with the BUILD command and specifying a file code of USL or 1024.

  • By specifying a nonexistent uslfile parameter, thereby creating a permanent file of the correct size and type.

listfile

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

NOTE: The formal file designators used in this command (BBCIN, BBCUSL, and BBCLIST) 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 BBASICOMP command compiles a source program stored in a BASIC SAVE file generated by the HP Business BASIC/V interpreter. The compiled program executes significantly faster than the corresponding interpreted version.

A BSAVE program file can be created from within the HP Business BASIC/V interpreter after it is written, by using the HP Business BASIC/V interpreter >SAVE filename command. The program may be compiled with the BBASICOMP command, then prepared with the PREP command, and executed with the 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 the HP Business BASIC/V program MYPROG into the USL named OBJECT, enter:

  BBASICOMP MYPROG,OBJECT

If you do not choose to build a USL file, the BBASICOMP command compiles your program, storing the object code in the default USL file $OLDPASS.

  BBASICOMP MYPROG

If you now want to run your program, use the PREPRUN command:

  PREPRUN $OLDPASS

Related Information

Commands

BBASIC, BBASICGO, BBASICPREP

Manuals

HP Business BASIC/XL Reference Manual

MPE Segmenter Reference Manual

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