copy and past or saving??

[ccefal]

i have a QB program on word is there a way i can copy and past the program to QB or can i save it so that QB can read it and open it

[buff1]

If you mean from the windows clipboard, here's how.
(though I usually use EDIT the MS-DOS editor).

after copying to the clipboard,

open edit if not already open. Position the cursor where you
want the text.

right-click on the tray for edit and go to edit then paste.

That's it.

Now there's no easy way to go the other way from qb/edit to
windows.

Note: you may have to do some editing and there is probably
a limit of how much you can paste at one time.
Sometimes the text will be tabbed to that lines progressively
get farther to the right; but this can be just edited.

[Mikrondel]

Yes there is, buff.

QBasic.exe BASfile to ClipBoard
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If it is a short bit you want to copy, then do this

1) Ensure you are NOT in full screen mode. (Press Alt+Enter to switch)

2) Click the icon at the left hand side of the title bar. Select Edit->Mark

3) Drag the mouse across the text you want to copy (you can only select rectangles of text).

4) Press ENTER (rather than ctrl-C)

[Under the window's properties you can also set Quick Edit mode- which means this kind of marking occurs automatically whenever you use the mouse - if you want to disable this, disable Quick Edit mode]


OR-- When saving your file, save it as whatever.TXT (must end in .txt)
Then find it with Windows Explorer and double click on it - 'twill open in Notepad.

You can also open a notepad window and drag a .BAS file into it, or, in notepad's "Open" box, type *.* in the File Name, press enter, then select your program.

To "Save As" a .BAS file from notepad, you simply type the name in quotation marks, e.g. "progname.bas".