detert@lognet2.af.mil (CMS David K. Detert) (05/06/90)
A few words on my initial experience with subject compiler. I have a small (~150 lines) program that reads a text files of saved comp.sys.amiga postings. The program strips out routing garbage, etc., blank lines and breaks large files into groups of 25 messages each. I had to remove a CLEAR command and add an END IF command to all my IF commands. I'm not sure why this is necessary since AmigaBASIC doesn't complain. Anyway, that was not a big deal./ I also had to remove a KILL command. It took me over an hour to realize that the compiled program doesn't create .INFO files like the interpreter does. A short note in the DOCS would have saved me that time. But, once I narrowed the problem down to the KILL commands, I simply REM's them out. I then noticed the .INFO files weren't there and took out the KILLs. My file is only 4K and it lets me delete AmigaBASIC (77K), so it sure is a winner there. The program also executes MUCH faster. So I am quite happy and recommed others try the compiler to see how their mileage varies. All in all, a good initial effort, worth a look see. Cheers, Dave CMSgt David K Detert, USAF MilNet: detert@lognet2.af.mil