Re: Applesoft conversion help/advice needed

["Tom Zuchowski" <cd003508@interramp.com>]

It is a pretty major undertaking to convert Applesoft programs to MS-DOS. 
It's quite do-able, mind you, but it's not trivial. You have to convert the
programs to ASCII text files, transfer the text files to the PC, modify the
original programs so that they work the same under MS-DOS as they did under
Applesoft, and then debug!  Among the things you have to modify are the
code applying to disk, keyboard, and screen access, and you also have to
handle the fact that Applesoft had its own unique way of doing IF...THEN.

If what you have is a Database program, then you would be much better off
writing a small Applesoft program that could write your original data to an
ASCII text file in a format recognized by a regular PC database program. 
Then import the file into a PC database and reconstruct your reports, etc.

Good luck.

TomZ


Big Don <darua@citrus.infi.net> wrote in article
<32417709.1383@citrus.infi.net>...
> 13 years ago I started a business and wrote some Applesoft Basic
> programs on a 2+.
> 
> Today I still use (need) those programs on a 2GS.
> 
> I need to upgrade and change to DOS.
> 
> Is there anyway to convert these programs to something compatible to
> DOS.
> 
> Help! Started with 12 customers (clients) now have 3000+
> 
> Don
>