Several BASIC Commands
Some DOS commands have counterparts in
both
Disk
BASIC and Advanced BASIC, so
you
do
not
always
need
to
return
to
DOS.
They are:
DOS Command
BASIC/Advanced BASIC Command
DIR
FILES
ERASE
KILL
RENAME
NAME
Some Keys
You
Will Use With BASIC
The keys
we
discussed before in
"Some
Keys
You
Will
Use With DOS" (except Ctrl and Prtsc) also work with
BASIC.
Function
Keys
You will also find the function keys (the double column
of
keys on the left side
of
the keyboard) helpful for
entering some BASIC commands
you
use again and again.
When
you
press a function key, a whole word
or
phrase
is
entered, saving
you
some typing.
Look
at
the
bottom
line
of
the BASIC start-up screen.
It
reminds
you
what word the function keys are
associated with_
For
example,
if
you
press F3,
it
is
the
same
as
if
you
typed:
load"
Some
of
the examples
that
follow will illustrate how
you
can use these keys
to
save time typing.
Look
in
"Chapter
2. The
Keyboard"
and
"Chapter
4.
KEY
Statement"
in the
BASIC
book
for more
information about keys used with BASIC.
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