Release Candidate for 4.5
Pre-release
Pre-release
This is a preview release for version 4.5, for wider testing of the new features:
The big change is a new language feature: you can pass parameters to procedures now.
Some minor changes to the language:
- You can include arbitrary characters in string constants by using the hex value, like:
PRINT "Hello"$9B"World"
PAUSE
without a parameter is the same asPAUSE 0
.PROC
has a shorter abbreviation:PR.
,- The parser is more robust to syntax errors.
Many improvements to the editor:
- Much faster COPY/PASTE operations,
- Restores left-margin value on exit to DOS,
- Remove P/M graphics when returning to the editor from user programs.
And improvements to the cross-compiler:
- Better error messages from some syntax errors, and fixes in parsing of big numbers.
- Check for PROC and EXEC parameters mismatch.
- An option to write an expanded and indented listing from an abbreviated listing,