QBasic
Starts Windows NT QBasic, a program that reads instructions written in the
Basic computer language and interprets them into executable computer code.
qbasic [/b] [/editor] [/g] [/h] [/mbf] [/nohi] [[/run][drive:][path] filename]
Parameters
[drive:][path] filename
Specifies the location and name of the file to load when QBasic starts.
/b
Displays QBasic in black and white if you have a color monitor.
/editor
Invokes MS-DOS Editor, a full-screen text editor.
/g
Provides the fastest update of a CGA monitor.
/h
Displays the maximum number of display lines possible on your screen.
/mbf
Converts the built-in functions MKS$, MKD$, CVS, and CVD to MKSMBF$, MKDMBF$,
CVSMBF, and CVDMBF, respectively.
/nohi
Allows the use of a monitor that does not support high-intensity video. Do not
use this switch with COMPAQ laptop computers.
/run
Runs the specified Basic program before displaying it. You must specify a
filename.
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