Quick Basic 4.5 EN
Roger BASSET
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Hello everyone,
I might be a bit "old-fashioned," but I would like to continue programming in Quick Basic... but my new PC runs on Windows XP Pro SP2...
When I say programming, it's only out of nostalgia and to continue making small programs that I will only use in DOS mode.
That is to say, I go into QBasic, I write, I execute, and I save my program, and when I'm finished... I return to Windows.
It is obvious that I want to find my saved program to reuse it...
I have been told that Quick Basic 4.5 FR works very well under Win XP.
I downloaded it and it's waiting, zipped, on my desktop...
Otherwise, I could possibly retrieve the one from my Windows 95 CD?
If so, would it be possible to get a little help with the installation...
- Or (in C:\ or C:\WINDOWS\system32\)?
- How to start it (shortcut)?
- How to return to Windows mode when finished?
Sincere thanks for your help.
Roger
I might be a bit "old-fashioned," but I would like to continue programming in Quick Basic... but my new PC runs on Windows XP Pro SP2...
When I say programming, it's only out of nostalgia and to continue making small programs that I will only use in DOS mode.
That is to say, I go into QBasic, I write, I execute, and I save my program, and when I'm finished... I return to Windows.
It is obvious that I want to find my saved program to reuse it...
I have been told that Quick Basic 4.5 FR works very well under Win XP.
I downloaded it and it's waiting, zipped, on my desktop...
Otherwise, I could possibly retrieve the one from my Windows 95 CD?
If so, would it be possible to get a little help with the installation...
- Or (in C:\ or C:\WINDOWS\system32\)?
- How to start it (shortcut)?
- How to return to Windows mode when finished?
Sincere thanks for your help.
Roger
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If you really care
http://www.ojodepez-fanzine.net/network/qbdl/
Otherwise
http://basic.mindteq.com/Index.html
offers more promises.
What you have on your W95 CD is the Qbasic interpreter, not QuickBASIC 4.5 (which contains the compiler and the linker, obviously allows linking routines written in assembler, etc.) oh yes nostalgia....
You do not install it in a sub-directory of your system directory since QB4.5 is DOS and shares no libraries with Windows.
Have fun (or pain) because there are more modern languages (Python, even PHP in CLI, PERL is too messy of a language...) than QB
Johan
--
Gates gave you the windows.
GNU gave us the whole house. (Alexandrine)
http://www.ojodepez-fanzine.net/network/qbdl/
Otherwise
http://basic.mindteq.com/Index.html
offers more promises.
What you have on your W95 CD is the Qbasic interpreter, not QuickBASIC 4.5 (which contains the compiler and the linker, obviously allows linking routines written in assembler, etc.) oh yes nostalgia....
You do not install it in a sub-directory of your system directory since QB4.5 is DOS and shares no libraries with Windows.
Have fun (or pain) because there are more modern languages (Python, even PHP in CLI, PERL is too messy of a language...) than QB
Johan
--
Gates gave you the windows.
GNU gave us the whole house. (Alexandrine)
Hello,
does anyone know how to put the "not equal to" sign (the equal sign with the bar crossing it)?
thanks in advance for your replies ...
does anyone know how to put the "not equal to" sign (the equal sign with the bar crossing it)?
thanks in advance for your replies ...
Hello Anes211,
The "different" sign = with a slash does not exist, to my knowledge, under DOS.
This symbol is available in Word, in Excel, and in the Windows character table (Symbols).
In Qbasic, this symbol is replaced by <>, for example:
If X <> 10 Then goto...
I hope I have answered your question.
Roger
The "different" sign = with a slash does not exist, to my knowledge, under DOS.
This symbol is available in Word, in Excel, and in the Windows character table (Symbols).
In Qbasic, this symbol is replaced by <>, for example:
If X <> 10 Then goto...
I hope I have answered your question.
Roger
I have a problem with Quick Basic; when I type letters, different characters appear. I have Windows XP SP2.
Just BASIC is a language similar to QBASIC that is completely free and works in 32 bits, so you won't need to switch to DOS. If you want to see what it looks like, you can go to the website and the French forum:
Liberty Basic France: http://lbasic.atomysk.com
and its forum: http://lbasic.atomysk.com/forum
Liberty Basic France: http://lbasic.atomysk.com
and its forum: http://lbasic.atomysk.com/forum
Hello,
Thank you for your proposal.
Before we go back to it, I would ask you to read the information I previously provided to jisisv.
1 - Switching to DOS mode for the QBasic applications I plan to run is not a problem for me. See my remarks in my previous response.
It will really be for occasional use without any extension in the machine or in Windows.
2 - I am not familiar with Just BASIC.
I have quite a few programs in QBasic... they would need to be compatible with Just BASIC.
If it is compatible, how is it installed on Windows XP?
3 - Since Quick Basic 4.5 FR "reportedly works very well (?...)" on XP, that would have been ideal for me.
4 - I want to emphasize that this would only be for very occasional applications and... not very often...
Thank you.
Roger
Thank you for your proposal.
Before we go back to it, I would ask you to read the information I previously provided to jisisv.
1 - Switching to DOS mode for the QBasic applications I plan to run is not a problem for me. See my remarks in my previous response.
It will really be for occasional use without any extension in the machine or in Windows.
2 - I am not familiar with Just BASIC.
I have quite a few programs in QBasic... they would need to be compatible with Just BASIC.
If it is compatible, how is it installed on Windows XP?
3 - Since Quick Basic 4.5 FR "reportedly works very well (?...)" on XP, that would have been ideal for me.
4 - I want to emphasize that this would only be for very occasional applications and... not very often...
Thank you.
Roger
Have you looked here
http://www.ojodepez-fanzine.net/network/qbdl/qb45_Setup.zip
I just downloaded it, (the French zip archive is corrupted...)
I extracted the two floppy disks into a temporary directory f:\temp\qb45
Since I don't have a floppy disk drive, I used
subst a: f:\temp\qb45
a:
setup
and then the installation went smoothly. (to e:\qb45 for example)
(WINXP pro)
Johan
--
Gates gave you the windows.
GNU gave us the whole house.(Alexandrin)
http://www.ojodepez-fanzine.net/network/qbdl/qb45_Setup.zip
I just downloaded it, (the French zip archive is corrupted...)
I extracted the two floppy disks into a temporary directory f:\temp\qb45
Since I don't have a floppy disk drive, I used
subst a: f:\temp\qb45
a:
setup
and then the installation went smoothly. (to e:\qb45 for example)
(WINXP pro)
Johan
--
Gates gave you the windows.
GNU gave us the whole house.(Alexandrin)
Thank you Johan,
It’s not “the hunt” for QBasic 4.5 FR that is my problem...
What concerns me most is how to install it on XP Pro and have it work without any “bugs.”
With Win 95 or 98, it was enough to install it (*.exe and *.hlp) in C:\WINDOWS\command and then create a shortcut to open it.
When we finished working and saved the work, we just had to do STOP (END or something) and then by Quit, we returned to Windows mode.
Under XP Pro, I’m much more skeptical...
- where to install it?
- how to start it?
- is it “really” complete to function under Win XP?
It’s not “the hunt” for QBasic 4.5 FR that is my problem...
What concerns me most is how to install it on XP Pro and have it work without any “bugs.”
With Win 95 or 98, it was enough to install it (*.exe and *.hlp) in C:\WINDOWS\command and then create a shortcut to open it.
When we finished working and saved the work, we just had to do STOP (END or something) and then by Quit, we returned to Windows mode.
Under XP Pro, I’m much more skeptical...
- where to install it?
- how to start it?
- is it “really” complete to function under Win XP?
Hello everyone.
I had to be away for almost a month... and since this is my first appearance on the site since... 2006, I wish you all the best for happiness and health in this new year that will hopefully fulfill all your wishes.
Alright... let's get back to computing...
1 - I downloaded Just Basic...
Yes, it's not bad.
The downside is that it's not "really" compatible with my old QBasic programs...!
I have to redo all the programs and, unfortunately, there are quite a few functions that it doesn't recognize...
It's too much work...
I'll keep Just Basic for future programs!
2 - So I'm going back to my "good old" QBasic to be able to use my programs on Windows XP Pro SP 2.
From what I understand, you're not very keen on me "borrowing" QBasic from my W95 or W98 CDs... OK, I'll take that advice.
I'm ready to use Quick Basic 4.5 FR.
The downside is I'm not a pro in computing!
I'm a Grandpa who started with a TO8, then PS1, then with the discarded PCs of my daughters which were running Win 3.1, Win 95, and finally to finish with Win 98.
Up to Win 98 I could keep up... but with Win XP Pro SP2, which is the OS of MY PC, I'm realizing that I'm somewhat... lost!
So I'm waiting for your advice and opinions on how to install Quick Basic 4.5 FR on my PC.
- In which directory?
Since there's no longer C:\Windows\Command\...
- How do I create a shortcut so I can start it from "my toolbar"?
- What settings or "manipulations," that I haven't thought of, need to be made for it to work on Win XP Pro SP2?
Sincere thanks for your help and advice.
I had to be away for almost a month... and since this is my first appearance on the site since... 2006, I wish you all the best for happiness and health in this new year that will hopefully fulfill all your wishes.
Alright... let's get back to computing...
1 - I downloaded Just Basic...
Yes, it's not bad.
The downside is that it's not "really" compatible with my old QBasic programs...!
I have to redo all the programs and, unfortunately, there are quite a few functions that it doesn't recognize...
It's too much work...
I'll keep Just Basic for future programs!
2 - So I'm going back to my "good old" QBasic to be able to use my programs on Windows XP Pro SP 2.
From what I understand, you're not very keen on me "borrowing" QBasic from my W95 or W98 CDs... OK, I'll take that advice.
I'm ready to use Quick Basic 4.5 FR.
The downside is I'm not a pro in computing!
I'm a Grandpa who started with a TO8, then PS1, then with the discarded PCs of my daughters which were running Win 3.1, Win 95, and finally to finish with Win 98.
Up to Win 98 I could keep up... but with Win XP Pro SP2, which is the OS of MY PC, I'm realizing that I'm somewhat... lost!
So I'm waiting for your advice and opinions on how to install Quick Basic 4.5 FR on my PC.
- In which directory?
Since there's no longer C:\Windows\Command\...
- How do I create a shortcut so I can start it from "my toolbar"?
- What settings or "manipulations," that I haven't thought of, need to be made for it to work on Win XP Pro SP2?
Sincere thanks for your help and advice.
I know it's been a while, but just in case?!!!
It's my turn to wish you a happy new year 2007
yes indeed, a year to respond (oops!)
if you still haven't managed to get Quick Basic 45 to work
here's how to do it:
download the archive found here:
http://quickbasic.free.fr/fichiers/qb45fr.zip
just extract the qb folder to the root of c:\
open a command window
type
cd c:\qb\ then hit enter
then type
qb.exe then hit enter again.
honestly, I hope you found the solution before.
best regards,
pascal
--
liberty Basic France: http://lbasic.atomysk.com
and its forum: http://lbasic.atomysk.com/forum
It's my turn to wish you a happy new year 2007
yes indeed, a year to respond (oops!)
if you still haven't managed to get Quick Basic 45 to work
here's how to do it:
download the archive found here:
http://quickbasic.free.fr/fichiers/qb45fr.zip
just extract the qb folder to the root of c:\
open a command window
type
cd c:\qb\ then hit enter
then type
qb.exe then hit enter again.
honestly, I hope you found the solution before.
best regards,
pascal
--
liberty Basic France: http://lbasic.atomysk.com
and its forum: http://lbasic.atomysk.com/forum
Hello P.Legal,
It's never too late to do things right...
I installed QBasic 4.5 on C:/qb/, like you...
I created a shortcut in my "Start" menu on Win XP and... it works perfectly!
The only downside is that the working window is a bit "small"... I managed to get a proper window by adjusting the font size.
I don't know if it's the "right" solution... but it works.
Otherwise, I also loaded Basic Plus which is not bad because it runs directly in the Win XP environment and it is very user-friendly.
Its problem is that the command syntax is very different from classic QBasic 4.5.
Programs developed in QBasic do not run in Basic Plus... or else you have to redo everything, which is a big job.
Basic Plus is useful for creating new programs.
It's never too late to do things right...
I installed QBasic 4.5 on C:/qb/, like you...
I created a shortcut in my "Start" menu on Win XP and... it works perfectly!
The only downside is that the working window is a bit "small"... I managed to get a proper window by adjusting the font size.
I don't know if it's the "right" solution... but it works.
Otherwise, I also loaded Basic Plus which is not bad because it runs directly in the Win XP environment and it is very user-friendly.
Its problem is that the command syntax is very different from classic QBasic 4.5.
Programs developed in QBasic do not run in Basic Plus... or else you have to redo everything, which is a big job.
Basic Plus is useful for creating new programs.
to run QBasic:
start ==> run ==> cmd
then in the command prompt:
after the message: c:\documents and settings\username>
type: cd ..
you will see a command line like this:
c:\documents and settings\>
type cd .. again
the message c:\> appears, type this line
cd qb45
the following prompt appears
c:\QB45 >
type QB
QBasic launches
to exit DOS mode, close QBasic and type "exit"
you will return to Windows
Xavier
start ==> run ==> cmd
then in the command prompt:
after the message: c:\documents and settings\username>
type: cd ..
you will see a command line like this:
c:\documents and settings\>
type cd .. again
the message c:\> appears, type this line
cd qb45
the following prompt appears
c:\QB45 >
type QB
QBasic launches
to exit DOS mode, close QBasic and type "exit"
you will return to Windows
Xavier
1 - If I understood correctly, using the QBasic from the Win 95 CD is not a good solution because "it would be missing" some elements.
2 - The QBasic 4.5 FR that I downloaded "supposedly works very well" under Win XP...
The question?
How do they install it?
3 - My usage would be limited to:
- Entering under DOS or QBasic.
- Creating, executing, saving my programs and returning to Windows mode.
- No intention of creating any connection either with the machine or with Windows.
4 - Under Win 95 no problem. Under Win 98 I couldn't find it... so I extracted it from the Win 95 CD (QBasic.exe and QBasic.hlp).
Everything worked well.
I had created a shortcut from Windows that took me to the Command DOS screen and opened QBasic.exe.
By doing "Quit", I automatically returned to Windows mode.
In both cases, QBasic was already in the Windows directory:
C:\Windows\Command\Qbasic.exe
C:\Windows\Command\Qbasic.hlp
5 - The catch under XP is finding oneself in the conditions of the "Command" mode of Win 95 or 98.
I hope I have been more precise.
Thanks.
Roger
to run Qbasic on Windows XP, install it in the root C:Qbasic and then go to Start, Run, click on Browse, and select your .exe file.