Chapter 2 101
Command Definitions A-B
BBXL
BBXL
Initiates execution of the HP Business BASIC/XL interpreter. HP Business BASIC/XL is
not part of the HP 3000 Series 900 Computer System Fundamental Operating Software
and must be purchased separately. (Native Mode)
Syntax
BBXL[ commandfile] [ ,[ inputfile] [ ,[ listfile] ] ] [ ;XL=xllist]
NOTE This command follows the optional MPE/iX command line Syntax. Refer to
"Optional Format for MPE/iX Commands" at the beginning of this chapter.
Parameters
commandfile The name of an ASCII file that contains a set of HP Business BASIC/XL
commands and/or statements. The formal file designator is BASCOM.
Default is $STDINX.
inputfile Actual file designator of the file containing data input for a HP Business
BASIC/XL program. Formal file designator is BASIN. Default is $STDINX.
listfile Actual file designator of the destination file for the program listing and
output. This can be any ASCII output file. Formal file designator is
BASOUT. Default is $STDLIST.
xllist A quoted list of the executable libraries which is searched when resolving
external procedure references during execution of a user's program.
NOTE The formal file designators used in this command (BASCOM, BASIN, and
BASOUT) cannot be backreferenced as actual file designators in the command
parameter list. For further information, refer to the "Implicit FILE
Commands for Subsystems" discussion of the FILE command.
Operation Notes
The BBXL command is generally used for online programming in HP Business BASIC/XL,
but it can also be used to interpret HP Business BASIC/XL programs in batch mode. In
batch mode, the HP Business BASIC/XL >EXIT or >:: command is required as the last
statement in the command file. HP Business BASIC/XL has its own online help facility.
NOTE This command is implemented as a command file. If you set the HPPATH
variable to null (SETVAR ""), the command file is not executed and the
command fails.
