BetterBasic and CrossRef are two SuperBasic programming utilities written by Chas Dillon (of THE EDITOR fame). Chas has released these two programs into the Public Domain. He has released the source code but not any executables.
I decided to take the two programs, see what changes they needed to be compiled with the new TURBO, compile them, and make them available. Both compiled without a problem. [documentation ?]
BetterBasic is a SuperBasic structure analyzing tool that does sort of a grammer check on a SuperBasic program, making changes as it sees fit and making recommendations for other areas. Looking at the source code, it looks like it will also handle a form of IBM basic (I’m guessing GW-BASIC) as the program was modified in 1992 to handle “IBM”.
CrossRef is a cross reference generator for SuperBasic programs. It generates a three part report on the program. Part one being an index listing of all program variables, procedures and functions. The second part is a listing of system and extension command/functions. The third part is a listing of “suspicious” variables, functions, or procedures. An optional fourth report provides a procedure trace giving a dynamic call hierarchy.
Both BetterBasic and CrossRef are available off my web site:
www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/5856/