Creating the Program File

You must store mvBASIC programs in a special file called a program file. Create program files using the CREATE-BFILE command for compatibility.

For example, to create a program file called BP with a modulo of 3 for the file dictionary and a modulo of 5 for the data file, type:

>CREATE-BFILE BP 3 5

CREATE-BFILE prepares a file to be used for mvBASIC programs by creating a File Definition item in the Master Dictionary with a definition code of DC in Attribute 1. CREATE-BFILE is otherwise identical to CREATE-FILE.

See User Account Verbs for further information about the options to CREATE-BFILE.