question about BASIC (urgent)

[crazArra]

hello

i am very new to BASIC and i just wanted to know how you could save your the program you design in BASIC as a seperate application that doesnt need BASIC to run. i am working on a very old computer that is not mine (PC 486) and i would like to be able to use my program on newer computers, such as PC III or PC 4.

Thanks greatly

i appreciate the help

[Cyborg]

What kind of basic is this?

Q Basic, GW Basic, Visual Basic?

If it's visual basic, you need at least one dll file called msvbvm60.dll

Do you need some extra controls than just the normal ones?

[Andrew]

I'm guessing its, Q basic at the best...(remember he is using a 486)

http://www.emsps.com/oldtools/msbasv.htm

might help you if the program is BASIC, although I don't think it will.(the webpage that is)

[Caid Ivik]

QBasic can't compile an application, I used to make BAT files to start my projects. DOS can run qbasic programs as a command. If DOS on newer comp lacks it, then just copy it. No one would hunt you for that... Maybe you should try TurboBasic, this one can compile programs to EXE.

[Cyborg]

Good point, Caid.

I think he uses Visual Basic

[crazArra]

no i was mentioning QBASIC. so if QBASIC can not compile serperate applications, then you said I should use TurboBasic? i am assuming it uses the same programming language as BASIC> If so, where do you think i could find it?

thank you for the help, again :)

[Caid Ivik]

I don't know, it was made by Borland I think. If the firm exists yet, I doubt you will be able to download it there, search for some older utility page. But if you copy qbasic to DOS of your newer comp, a batch file should work too.

[Cyborg]

I strongly recommend updating to Visual Basic, crazArra.

I can help you with whatever you need if you use that.