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>>The point here is that it must be compiled each time it is run.
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>Hey George,
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>I know you said you are done, so don't shoot me! :)

Aw, shucks!:-)

>I don't think that is a true statement about all interpreters. I have had the privilege (and I use that term quite loosely <g>) to work with business basic over the years (specifically, bbx3, bbx4, pro5, and years ago, Basic2C). BBx programs are stored in what is considered to be a compiled format (I dunno if it is considered to be p-code). As a matter of fact, when you list a program inside of the environment, according to the docs, the lister (as they call it) converts the code back into a human readable format. Also, when you type a line of code into the language, it compiles the line into memory immediately.
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>Just about anyone I know would consider bbx (business basic) to be an interpreter.
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>And I'm *not* making the argument that VFP is interpreted. I would agree with something you had said previously in the thread...VFP falls somewhere in between.

As I said before, Steve, it's a matter of how one defines such things. I have my definitions, others can have theirs. There's validity in what I said, and the same can be said for the others. I don't have any problem with that. When I read the original post from Craig, I applied my definition. That's all there is to it.

>BTW, I forgot to tell you my sound card hunt came up empty handed. I hope you have those issues resolved.

Thanks for asking. Yes, I did (but not as easily or cheaply as I would've liked). Last Saturday, I purchased both a ISA sound card and modem. The sound card went in just fine. When I installed (physically) the modem, no problem. When I tried to load the modem's drivers...problem. The CD was bad, which meant that I had to have the modem returned to the store (25 miles away) and exchanged. There have been a lot of storms around here and, apparently, there have been a number of modems "bite the dust", so the pickings were pretty slim. Total cost for both items was around $100 or about twice what I expected. And I still can't get the modem to use the sound card!:-( I expect I'll figure that problem out in time.