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Hi,

I am trying to read a old basic (qbasic4) into vb6. As expected Im told to convert to text first. Problem is I dont have qb any more!

Is this freely available or is there a read and convert prog available.

Thanks for any help!

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Good question, — and thanks to for posting a download pointer earlier. Quick practical check first: try opening the old file in a plain-text editor (Notepad). If you see readable BASIC source you can simply copy/save it as a .bas or .txt and start porting into VB6. If the file shows lots of non-printable/garbled characters, it needs to be opened with a BASIC-aware editor and re-saved as plain text.

Two reliable, free options to extract readable source are QB64 and FreeBASIC. Install one of those, open the file in its editor and use Save/Save As to produce a plain .BAS/.TXT you can edit in VB6. If you prefer the original MS QBasic editor, run it under DOSBox and re-save/export the source there. Always work on copies so you keep the originals intact.

A quick porting note: QBasic is procedural and console/graphics-oriented; VB6 is event-driven and form-based. Expect to refactor I/O, graphics, and GOTO-heavy flow into Subs/Functions and use controls instead of PRINT/INPUT. There is no guaranteed automatic converter; port incrementally and test each module. If you post a short sample of the file (as text), people here can help with concrete conversion tips.

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Thanks!!

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