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                                   QBASIC
 
Starts MS-DOS QBasic, a program that reads instructions written in the Basic
computer language and interprets them into executable computer code.
 
The QBasic program provides a complete environment for programming in the
Basic language. QBasic includes extensive online Help. For more information
about using QBasic, press ENTER immediately after starting QBasic or press
F1 any time while running QBasic.
 
Syntax
 
    QBASIC [/B] [/EDITOR] [/G] [/H] [/MBF] [/NOHI]
    [[/RUN][drive:][path]filename]
 
Parameter
 
[drive:][path]filename
    Specifies the location and name of the file to load when QBasic starts.
 
Switches
 
/B
    Displays QBasic in black and white if you have a color monitor.
 
/EDITOR
    Invokes MS-DOS Editor, a full-screen text editor.
 
/G
    Provides the fastest update of a CGA monitor.
 
/H
    Displays the maximum number of display lines possible on your screen.
 
/MBF
    Converts the built-in functions MKS$, MKD$, CVS, and CVD to MKSMBF$,
    MKDMBF$, CVSMBF, and CVDMBF, respectively.
 
/NOHI
    Allows the use of a monitor that does not support high-intensity video.
    Do not use this switch with Compaq laptop computers.
 
/RUN
    Runs the specified Basic program before displaying it. You must specify
    a filename.
 
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