Frequently Asked Questions

Here are some of the most common questions along with answers. This Faq is still short, but expected to grow on your input.

Question: Can yabasic generate stand-alone programs, which may run without the yabasic executable ?
Answer: No. Yabasic does not translate its input into assembly, you always need the yabasic executable. On the other hand: the yabasic executable is rather small (<200 kB), so you might spread it around with your yabasic programs.

Question: May I charge for my yabasic programs ?
Answer: Yes, you may. But you should state clearly, that yabasic itself is available free of charge. Refer to the copyright for details.

Question: I have just typed in my yabasic program; How  do I save it ?
Answer: You cannot save it. Yabasic has no builtin editor and cannot save the text you have typed in ! You have to use another editor (e.g. Notepad under Windows) to create and save your yabasic programs. Details on how to do this can be found in the documentation of yabasic.

Under Windows you May proceed like this:

• Click with the right mousebutton on your desktop.
• Choose "new/Yabasic Program" from the context-menu that appears.
• This will create a new icon on your desktop and you may change its name as usual.
• The context-menu (i.e. the menu that appears, if you press the right mousebutton) of this icon has three entries "Execute", "Edit" and "View docu".
• If you choose "Execute" (or just doubleclick the icon) your yabasic program will be executed.
• If you choose "Edit" the notepad editor will be invoked to edit your program; don't forget to save it !
• Finally "View docu" shows the embedded documentation, if your program contains any

As an alternative you may use yabedit, which gives you all the comfort you might expect.