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diff --git a/bas2aplus.rst b/bas2aplus.rst index 0eb44d6..18e70e7 100644 --- a/bas2aplus.rst +++ b/bas2aplus.rst @@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ bas2aplus ========= ------------------------------------------------------------- -Convert Atari BASIC (and some BASIC XL) programs to BASIC/A+ ------------------------------------------------------------- +--------------------------------------------------------------- +Convert Atari BASIC (and some BASIC XL/XE) programs to BASIC/A+ +--------------------------------------------------------------- .. include:: manhdr.rst @@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ bas2aplus *input-file* *output-file* DESCRIPTION =========== -**bas2aplus** reads an Atari BASIC or BASIC XL tokenized (SAVEd) program +**bas2aplus** reads an Atari BASIC or BASIC XL/XE tokenized (SAVEd) program and converts it to BASIC/A+. All Atari BASIC programs can be successfully converted. Some BASIC -XL operators have no equivalent in BASIC/A+, so programs using these +XL/XE tokens have no equivalent in BASIC/A+, so programs using these can't be converted (you will see messages on standard error, in that case). @@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ same developers. The token lists were rearranged so that it's token-compatible with Atari BASIC, and includes all the extra commands/functions/etc from BASIC/A+... with different token numbers. -BASIC XL has keywords and operators that don't exist in BASIC/A+. These -are: +BASIC XL has keywords and operators that don't exist in BASIC/A+, +which can't be translated by **bas2aplus**. These are: **NUM** Rarely found in a program (usually only used in direct mode). @@ -91,9 +91,22 @@ doesn't support these, so they get converted to the equivalent decimal constant. This is basically a cosmetic change; **A=$0600** assigns the same value as **A=1536**. +BASIC XE +======== + +BASIC XE is the last in the series of OSS BASIC interpreters. It adds +a few keywords to BASIC XL, which also don't exist in A+. These are: + +**EXTEND** + This command is direct-mode only, so it will never appear in a SAVEd + program anyway. + +**HITCLR**, **INVERSE**, **NORMAL**, **BLOAD**, **BSAVE** + Not supported in either A+ or XL. + EXIT STATUS =========== -0 for success, non-zero for failuse. +0 for success, non-zero for failure. .. include:: manftr.rst |