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FreeBASIC

FreeBASIC is a completely free, open-source, multi-platform BASIC compiler, with syntax similar to MS-QuickBASIC, that adds new features such as pointers, unsigned data types, inline assembly, object orientation, and many others.

• FreeBASIC
• FreeBASIC (GitHub)
• FreeBASIC (Discord)
• Xuisinboy Bekchanov
  • VisualFBEditor - IDE (GitHub)
  • MyFbFramework - My FreeBasic Framework (GitHub)
• Paul Squires
  • FreeBASIC Editor for Windows (GitHub)
  • Windows Form Library (GitHub)
• Jose Roca
  • Windows Framework (GitHub)
• FbFrog (GitHub): FreeBASIC binding creation tool.
• FbFrog Scripts (GitHub): Scripts for fbfrog-based FreeBASIC bindings.
• FbRtLib (Github): FreeBASIC Runtime Library written in FreeBASIC.
• Batched Files -Station992 - Http Server (GitHub) -Client library for IRC (GitHub)
• “Nine” Card Game (GitHub)
• FreeBASIC in Russian (Unofficial)
• Compiling FB for DOS

FreeBASIC vs GW-BASIC

By default, FreeBASIC doesn’t have support for line number and other “deprecated” language features. However, if you specify the -lang commandline parameter, these features are enabled. Some other areas of note (these need to be verified):

• KEY ON / OFF is not supported as FreeBASIC is more compatible with QB than GW-BASIC; which also did not have KEY ON / OFF. However, QB would just ignore the command; FreeBASIC requires that you modify the code.
• KEY (#) ON/OFF and ON KEY (#) GOSUB is not supported. Again, somewhat expected. The closest you can mimic the behavior is through the INKEY$ and utilize polling.
• DEF FNname() not supported. Since you can create actual functions this, again, is somewhat to be expected.
• EXTERR() not supported.
• GOSUB # … RETURN doesnt work unless you specify “-lang qb”. The line number support can be enabled with “-lang deprecated”. Yet if you try to call RETURN it reports “Illegal outside blah blah blah or SUB block”.
• SCREEN() isn’t supported. Not the SCREEN() command, the SCREEN() function.