Re: Reading ancient QB/QBX source files

Thanks, Dan.  Probably should've cross-posted there originally, but it
wasn't on my
radar.

Still searching for ideas on the problem below!


Dan Barclay <Dan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Karl,
>
> If you don't get the info here, try again in
>
>   microsoft.public.basic.dos
>
> Dan
>
> "Karl E. Peterson" <karl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:OGjufv2VHHA.4404@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Hi --
>>
>> Anyone have any good ideas for recoving "compressed" QB/QBX source
(*.BAS)
>> files?  I have managed to get a copy of QuickBasic v4.5 running, and
when
>> I attempt to load them in there, I'm told:
>>
>>   QuickBASIC is attempting to load a binary file and does
>>   not recognize the binary-file format. QuickBASIC
>>   recognizes two binary-file formats:
>>     1. QuickBASIC program files
>>     2. Help files
>>   This error commonly occurs when QuickBASIC is asked to
>>   use an include file that has been saved in compressed
>>   format. Include files must be saved in text format, so
>>     1. Reload the include file as a module
>>     2. Save it in text format
>>     3. Run the program again.
>>
>> It's (obviously) way past time I converted to ASCII those that are
still
>> locked in the past.  Anyone know of any utilities, or algorithms, to
>> uncompress these critters?  I believe they were originally created in
>> either QB 4.0 or 4.5, though some of them may have be PDS vintage.
>>
>> Other ideas I've tried, that also failed:
>>
>>  - Loading in PDS 7.1 caused it to freeze up.  Not sure if that's a
>> symptom of it running under XP, and I really need to fire up a DOS VM
or
>> something?
>>
>>  - Visual Basic 1.0 failed to recognize the format as well.
>>
>> Thanks...   Karl
>> --
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