Conference turris::languages

84.0. "BASIC+ TO VAX-BASIC ??" by MANUEL::ARNOLD (Derek Arnold) Thu Feb 27 1986 09:46

This is a request for information, help or advice.

I am currently involved with a proposal for a potential customer who is running 
applications under RSTS/E on a Systime (yuk!) equivalent of a PDP-11/44.

Their applications are written in BASIC+, and use BLOCK I/O extensively for 
file accessing.  They are interested in expansion to a large VAX system(s) to 
support about 70 terminals.

The information I require is along the following lines;

	- are there any utilities/tools etc which will allow for easy
	  conversion of BASIC+ code to VAX BASIC code.

	- has anyone done any work along these lines, who might have
	  some experiences to share.

	- VAX/SCAN has been mentioned to me as a possibility, but I am
	  unfamiliar with the product.  I am told that 'templates' are
	  used to carry out particular conversion functions, any comments?

	- any other comments, information (even regarding 3rd party tools),
	  or advise would be most welcome.

I am posting this note in all relevent notes files together with a mail message 
to the European Conversion Centre.

All comments gratefully received (well almost all) :-)

Derek Arnold
SWS, Wimgrove House, Basingstoke.

P.S. The customers current 'SYSTIME' software is so slow at file accessing that
     Systime have incorporated line-drawing graphics into the program to keep 
     the operator awake!!!!!!