Quincy Center for Technical Education
Computer Technology Department

Qbasic

Starts Windows 2000 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

/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 file name.

[drive:][path] filename

Specifies the location and name of the file to load when QBasic starts.