* Lindsay judenlinz@orcon.net.nz [2005-05-01 16:50]:

I have downloaded and installed BWBasic to tinker with some older basic programming code that I know.

Hmm… do you want to relearn BASIC or is this just to get some old code running again? If it’s for learning, I suggest you pick a better language… see http://www.wlug.org.nz/BASIC :-)

Regards,

Lindsay wrote:

I have downloaded and installed BWBasic to tinker with some older basic programming code that I know.

I'd echo the previous poster. BASIC is a bad idea for so many reasons, far beyond just the usual language biases people have. BASIC teaches really bad habits. It's "considered harmful". ;)

I cant get it to run in RUN but it starts in Terminal. However, with no GUI I tell tell what I'm doing.

I'm not sure what you mean by this? Are you typing RUN at the $ prompt? Most interpreted languages require a "shebang" as the first line in your code - the bit that tells the script where to find its interpreter. It usually looks like this: #!/usr/local/mylanguageoftheweek/interpreter

1. Is there away to make this more visual i.e. like GWBasic, Quick

Basic?

Erm. You tell us. I'll wager no one else here has used BWBasic. :)

2. Where can I find some coding instructions? (I have googled without

getting anything I thought was relevant)

???? Coding instructions? Where do you wish to start? What are you coding?

Thanks in advance

Not sure I've been helpful, but then you have left me quite confused. :P

Greig.