about converting c to basic

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Smurfpuss (Posted 2005) [#1]

is there any one that nows were i can finde a page about c code to basic code convertion

Clyde (Posted 2005) [#2]

Never tried it myself. and I think you'll find that its a case of trial and error. It will help you better if you understood a tad about C and BMAX, so you know what is comparable between the two lingos. Have you ever dabbled with C in the past?

Russell (Posted 2005) [#3]

There are c to visual basic converters I've seen. Of course, VB has a different syntax than BM (I'll say!). What Thumbz says is right, too. What is it that you want to convert? Russell

col (Posted 2005) [#4]

I don't think it would be that difficult. May struggle with memory pointers and initialisation of pointers/arrays, casting might be a pain in a$$£, but I convert from c all the time. Or you can use compiled c/c++ functions to do grunt work and just pass your parameters in and out of the c programs. Depends on your specifics?

Clyde (Posted 2005) [#5]

what you might struggle with is converting over Arrays. What kind of stuff do you want to convert?

Uber Lieutenant (Posted 2005) [#6]

Keep in mind that BlitzMax isn't a BASIC language like the other Blitz languages. It's at a middle-ground between BASIC and C.

Cajun17 (Posted 2005) [#7]

You could probably write a converter and pass the code through it. Even if you did a sloppy one it would cut out a lot of the repeditive work depending on how large the file(s) is/are.