››        COMPILING MADE EASY ››           by Ron Fetzer ›Member of THE  OL' HACKERS ATARI U.G.››      The  TURBO-BASIC COMPILER is the›easiest  and  the  most  trouble  free›compiler   for   BASIC  programs  ever›written.  It  works  equally well with›ATARI BASIC or TURBO-BASIC. A compiled›program  will  increase  in speed from›10-15 times over its BASIC version.›     In    certain    programs,   this›sometimes  can  be  a  problem. If you›have  critical timing loops, they will›also  increase  in  speed  from  10-15›times.   To  overcome  this,  use  the›TURBO-BASIC  command of PAUSE n. PAUSE›60  is  equal  to  about  1  second of›delay.  For longer pauses increase the›number [n]. The PAUSE command will not›speed  up when compiled. The following›instructions  are  for  a 1 disk drive›system.›› MAKING A SELFBOOTING COMPILED DISK ››1.  Format  a  disk and put DOS on it.›(This will be your compiled disk.)›2.  Copy the file RUNTIME.COM from the›compiler  disk  onto your new disk and›re-name it AUTORUN.SYS. RUNTIME.COM is›needed to run the compiled program.›3.  Put  the  COMPILER  DISK  into the›drive  and go to DOS, option [L]. Load›the  program  COMPILER.COM  into  your›computer. REMOVE the compiler disk.›4.  Put  your  program  disk  with the›BASIC  program that is to be compiled,›into the disk drive.›5.  Press  '1' for one disk drive. You›will  see a directory of files of your›disk.  With  the  arrow keys go to the›program that you want to compile.›6.  Press  RETURN and the program will›be   compiled.   REMOVE  your  program›disk.›7.  Insert  the  disk with DOS and the›AUTORUN.SYS into the drive.›8.   Give  the  compiled  program  the›filename   of  AUTORUN.  The  filename›extender of .CTB(Compiled Turbo-Basic)›will  be automatically attached by the›program.  PLEASE  NOTE  the following.›You  can  ONLY save a compiled program›in  drive  1.  Answer [N] to SPEICHERN›(SAVING) again.›9.  Press  CNTRL+R to boot up your new›disk. Answer 'J' Ja=Yes››     You   now  have  a  self  booting›compiled  program.  Compiled  programs›and  all TURBO-BASIC programs run only›on   XL/XE  computers.  The  following›program structure will NOT COMPILE. If›you have one of these please change it›first.››     10 FOR X = 1 TO 20›     20 IF X =15 THEN NEXT X›     30 NEXT X››     If the compiler sees two NEXTs in›a  loop it assumes it as an error. The›compiler  is  written  in German. This›can  be  a  little upsetting, However,›below is the translation in ENGLISH:›› TURBO-BASIC XL Compiler Version 1.1 › =================================== ›› Which program should be compiled?››First  select  the  disk  drive number›between  1  and  8 and then select the›program  with the arrow keys <-,->, up›arrow, down arrow. Then press RETURN›    ›      CONTROL D = RETURN TO DOS›      CONTROL R = REBOOT›--------------------------------------››     Here  are  some German words that›might help you.››GERMAN              ENGLISH›------              -------›JA                  YES›NEIN                NO›SPEICHERN           SAVING TO A DISK›PROGRAMLEANGE       PROGRAM LENGTH›FEHLER              ERROR›ZEILE               LINE NUMBER›LAUFWERKSNUMMER     DISK DRIVE NUMBER›PFEILTASTEN         ARROW KEYS›TASTE DRUCKEN       PRESS A KEY›COMPILIERT          COMPILED›WAHLEN              SELECTING›**************************************›*›     I  hope  I  have made you realize›how  really  simple it is to compile a›BASIC  program  with  th  COMPILER, so›that   it  will  run  like  a  machine›language                      program.›December                       20,1990››