VBDOS - Programs

BC.EXE Basic Compiler
FD.EXE Forms Designer
LINK.EXE Linker
LIB.EXE Library Manager
VBDOS.EXE   Visual Basic for DOS

Visual Basic for DOS : VBDOS.EXE

Command line:
VBDOS [options] [program] [/CMD string]
options  
/? : display available options
/AH : Allow Huge (> 64KB) dynamic arrays and fixed-length strings
/B : Black (Monochrome) with color graphics card
/C:n : COM buffer set to n bytes
/Ea : Expanded memory used for arrays
/Es : Expanded memory shared with other programs
/E:n,m : Expanded memory limited to n bytes for code, m bytes for overlays
/G : CGA fast screen update
/H : Highest possible screen resolution
/L lib : a QuickLibrary (.QLB) to load (/L VBDOS)
/MBF : Microsoft Binary Format conversion enabled
/NF : No Forms - saves memory by disabling forms support
/NOF : No Frills - saves memory by disabling Help and Options menus
/NOHI : No High Intensity (some monitors do not support Hi)
/RUN : Run the specified program
/S:n : Size of Programming Environment set to max n bytes
/X:n : Extended memory overlay cache set to max n bytes
program
a program to load when VBDOS is started
string a string passed to the program -
- may be accessed with the function COMMAND$

Forms Designer : FD.EXE

 

Compiler : BC.EXE

 

Linker : LINK.EXE

 

Library Manager : LIB.EXE