Needed: translator from VAX BASIC to C

[Harry Skelton]

In article <15213 at tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>, mdf at tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Mark D. Freeman) writes:
> I have been charged with the duty to convert several dozen relatively
> huge VAX BASIC programs from a VMS system to C.  Microsoft C 5.1 for
> MSDOS to be precise, but any reasonably portable dialect will do.  I
> -- 
> Mark D. Freeman						  (614) 262-1418
> Applications Programmer, CompuServe	      mdf at tut.cis.ohio-state.edu
> [70003,4277]			      ...!att!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mdf
> Columbus, OH		      Guest account at The Ohio State University

if you check the CompuServe MS-DOS file area, you will find a bastoc.arc
program that will allow you to do what you are wanting to do.  If the Basic
you are using is of the old generic style, then this program should covert
99% of your code for you.  The only thing it does not buy you is a method 
to contain your gosubs in a 'c' funtion.  All calls are with goto's (yeah,
even in 'C' ***GASP*** 8-) ).  I found it to be a great help.  The only
think I wish it could do is convert 'C' to Basic!
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