BASIC

Syntax

BASIC [(offset)]

Location

BTool

The function BASIC is identical to BASICP except that if no parameter is supplied, the function BASIC will return the base address of the SuperBASIC program area.

NOTE

Although this function is written in such a way that it can be used from within compiled programs to access SuperBASIC variables, it cannot access MultiBASIC variables on Minerva nor SBASIC variables on SMS and will always return a value representing the location of the equivalent SuperBASIC variable.

WARNING

You should use commands such as the extended PEEK or POKE provided by Minerva and SMS to read or set the tables pointed to by the values returned by this function, as the SuperBASIC tables can move when tasks are started up or removed from memory.

CROSS-REFERENCE

See BASICP and BASIC_W.