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		.QuickBASIC Command Line.   QuickBASIC Command Line   Contents   Index ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ QuickBASIC Command Line Options The full syntax for the QB command is the following:   QB [/RUN [programname]][/B][/G][/H][/NOHI][/C: buffersize][/L [libraryname]]    [MBF] [/AH] [/CMD string]   These options can be typed on the DOS command line following the QB command and have the effects described. Use the options in the order listed.   Option              Description   /RUN [programname]  Causes QuickBASIC to load and run programname before                     displaying it.   programname         Names the file to be loaded when QuickBASIC starts.   /B                  Allows the use of a composite (black-and-white) monitor                     with a color graphics card. The /B option displays                     QuickBASIC in black and white if you have a color monitor.   /G                  Sets QuickBASIC to update a CGA screen as fast as                     possible. The option works only with machines using CGA                     monitors. If you see snow (dots flickering on the                     screen) when QuickBASIC updates your screen, then your                     hardware cannot fully support the /G option. If you                     prefer a clean screen, restart QuickBASIC without the                     option.   /H                  Displays the highest resolution possible on your                     hardware.   /NOHI               Allows the use of a monitor that does not support high                     intensity.   /C: buffersize      Sets the size of the buffer receiving data. This option                     works only with an asynchronous communications card.                     The default buffer size is 512 bytes; the maximum size                     is 32,767 bytes.   /L [libraryname]    Loads the Quick library that is specified by libraryname.                     If libraryname is not specified, the default Quick                     library, QB.QLB, is loaded.   /MBF                Causes the QuickBASIC conversion functions to treat                     IEEE-format numbers as Microsoft Binary format numbers.   /AH                 Allows dynamic arrays of records, fixed-length strings,                     and numeric data to be larger than 64K each.   /CMD string         Passes string to the COMMAND$ function. This option                     must be the last option on the line.