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HTBasic: Source code in *real* ASCII format
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Torsten Bronger
2003-09-11 12:42:12 UTC
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Halloechen!

Does anybody know how to get the source code of an HTBasic program
in ASCII format that can be read by any editor?

So far, my "Save as" attempts have resulted in a file that seems to
be a proprietary half-ASCII derivative of TransEra.

Alternatively I would appreciate any documentaton about that format.

Thank you!

Tschoe,
Torsten.
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Frank Slootweg
2003-09-11 15:47:22 UTC
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[Sorry can not crosspost to comp.lang.basic.misc.]
Post by Torsten Bronger
Halloechen!
Does anybody know how to get the source code of an HTBasic program
in ASCII format that can be read by any editor?
So far, my "Save as" attempts have resulted in a file that seems to
be a proprietary half-ASCII derivative of TransEra.
If you have the demo/trial/<whatever> version of HTBasic, then AFAIK
that is why. I.e. AFAIK the non-payed version can not save a program in
ASCII format.
Post by Torsten Bronger
Alternatively I would appreciate any documentaton about that format.
Thank you!
Tschoe,
Torsten.
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Torsten Bronger, aquisgrana, europa vetus
Frank Slootweg
2003-09-12 13:38:34 UTC
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[REPOST (because I can now crosspost (to comp.lang.basic.misc))]
Post by Torsten Bronger
Halloechen!
Does anybody know how to get the source code of an HTBasic program
in ASCII format that can be read by any editor?
So far, my "Save as" attempts have resulted in a file that seems to
be a proprietary half-ASCII derivative of TransEra.
If you have the demo/trial/<whatever> version of HTBasic, then AFAIK
that is why. I.e. AFAIK the non-payed version can not save a program in
ASCII format.
Post by Torsten Bronger
Alternatively I would appreciate any documentaton about that format.
Thank you!
Tschoe,
Torsten.
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Torsten Bronger, aquisgrana, europa vetus
Torsten Bronger
2003-09-12 14:45:31 UTC
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Halloechen!
Post by Frank Slootweg
[REPOST (because I can now crosspost (to comp.lang.basic.misc))]
Post by Torsten Bronger
Halloechen!
Does anybody know how to get the source code of an HTBasic program
in ASCII format that can be read by any editor?
So far, my "Save as" attempts have resulted in a file that seems to
be a proprietary half-ASCII derivative of TransEra.
If you have the demo/trial/<whatever> version of HTBasic, then
AFAIK that is why. I.e. AFAIK the non-payed version can not save a
program in ASCII format.
I have a licenced version. But I solved the problem: When you say
-- in the interactive mode --

SAVE CONFIGURE ASCII ON

HTBasic saves the source in 8-bit spaghetti format, and when you say

SAVE CONFIGURE ASCII OFF

the source is written as a pure, portable ASCII file. The quotation
from the HTBasic documentation

"SAVE ASCII OFF produces an ordinary ASCII file"

is -- apart from mere mistakes -- the most silly sentence I've ever
read in computer documentation.

Tschoe,
Torsten.
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Torsten Bronger, aquisgrana, europa vetus
Phred
2003-09-13 15:08:38 UTC
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In article <***@physik.rwth-aachen.de>,
Torsten Bronger <***@physik.rwth-aachen.de> wrote:
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Post by Torsten Bronger
I have a licenced version. But I solved the problem: When you say
-- in the interactive mode --
SAVE CONFIGURE ASCII ON
HTBasic saves the source in 8-bit spaghetti format, and when you say
SAVE CONFIGURE ASCII OFF
the source is written as a pure, portable ASCII file. The quotation
from the HTBasic documentation
"SAVE ASCII OFF produces an ordinary ASCII file"
is -- apart from mere mistakes -- the most silly sentence I've ever
read in computer documentation.
The logic is right up there with Microsoft's Start in order to stop!


Cheers, Phred.
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