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 BC.EXE creates object files that can then be linked with LINK.EXE to become
 executable files.
 
    BC [options] sourcefile [objectfile] [listfile] [;]
 
    ■ sourcefile    Form (.FRM) or code (.BAS) module to compile
 
    ■ objectfile    Name of object (.OBJ) file to create
 
    ■ listfile      Name of assembly-code list (.LST) file
 
    ■ ;             Uses default values for remaining fields; if omitted, BC
                    prompts for remaining parameters
 
    ■ options       Command-line options available with BC.EXE:
 
      Option        Description
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      /?            Displays available command-line options
      /A            Creates disassembled object code-listing from source
      /Ah           Allows dynamic arrays, fixed-length strings, and numeric
                    data to be greater than 64K each
      /C:n          Sets COM buffer size
      /D            Enables Ctrl+Break and run-time error checking
      /E            Supports use of ON ERROR with RESUME
      /Es           Shares expanded memory with mixed-language routines
      /FPa*         Causes program to use alternate-math library for
                    floating-point operations
      /G2*          Enables optimization switch for 80286 processor
      /G3*          Enables optimization switch for 80386 processor
      /Ib:n*        Sets minimum number of buffers to be used by ISAM
      /Ie:n*        Sets amount of non-ISAM expanded memory space
      /Ii:n*        Specifies maximum number of non-NULL ISAM indexes
      /MBF          Enables read and write of Microsoft Binary Format numbers
      /O            Creates stand-alone EXE; can run without run-time module
      /R            Stores arrays in row-major order rather than column-major
      /S            Writes quoted strings directly to object file
      /T            Suppresses warnings given by the compiler
      /V            Enables event trapping for communications
      /W            Enables event trapping but also checks for events
      /X            Supports use of RESUME, RESUME NEXT, or RESUME 0
      /Zd           Indicates limited Codeview support; produces object file
                    containing line-number, procedure name, and limited
                    variable name information; form and code modules compiled
                    with /Zd must first be saved in ASCII format
      /Zi           Indicates Codeview support; produces object file
                    containing line-number, procedure name, and limited
                    variable name information; form and code modules compiled
                    with /Zd must first be saved in ASCII format
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      * Available in Visual Basic for MS-DOS Professional Edition only
 
 See Also
    ◄Command-Line Options►             ◄Creating EXE Files►