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Q37419: Program to Translate QuickBASIC 4.00 to C Language

Article: Q37419
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 1.00 1.01 1.02 2.00 2.01 3.00 4.00 4.00b 4.50
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | B_BasicCom | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 12-JAN-1990

Microsoft doesn't offer a QuickBASIC (or BASIC) to C language
translation program, but the following information describes one such
program:

   Software Translations has released B-Tran, a QuickBASIC-to-C source
   code translator. This product is marketed in Europe by Sector 7
   Software Ltd.

   The current version, B-Tran Version 7, supports QuickBASIC Version
   4.00. However, it does not support user-defined TYPEs or the
   following new ways to dimension arrays introduced in QuickBASIC
   Version 4.00:

      DIM varname AS type
      DIM arrayname (1 TO 5)

   Software Translations lists this program for about $495. B-Tran
   Version 7 produces C code from source code applications written in
   Microsoft QuickBASIC. B-Tran is guaranteed by Software Translations
   to have 97 percent translation. A demonstration disk is available
   from Software Translations for $25.

   Inquiries on this product should be sent to the following address:

      Software Translations, Inc.
      The Carriage House
      28 Green Street
      Newburyport, MA  01950
      (508) 462-5523

This article may be useful to owners of Microsoft QuickBASIC Version
1.00, 1.02, 2.00, 2.01, 3.00, 4.00, 4.00b, or 4.50, Microsoft BASIC
Compiler Version 6.00 or 6.00b, or Microsoft BASIC PDS Version 7.00
for IBM Personal Computers and strict compatibles.

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