Microsoft KB Archive/73027

= Reading MBF Files from QBasic =

Article ID: 73027

Article Last Modified on 5/12/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q73027



SUMMARY
GWBasic files use Microsoft Binary Format (MBF). If a GWBasic file is read from a QBasic program, the information may be scrambled. This is because the QBasic interpreter uses IEEE format by default, which is incompatible with MBF format.

To correctly read files created with GWBasic, use the /MBF switch when starting the QBasic editor. Exit the QBasic interpreter and then enter it again by typing the following at the command prompt:

QBASIC /MBF

For more information on IEEE and MBF formats, query on the following words:

IEEE and MBF and Basic

Additional query words: 6.22 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20 6.21

Keywords: KB73027

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