FIXIT.BAS


     This program is  a  single  source  module,  written  in  VAX-11  BASIC.
     Depending on the version of VMS you are running, the .EXE may or may not
     work.  The .EXE was linked against the shared RTL  images  on  a  system
     running VMS V3.4.  The tape submitted to the DECUS library contains:

             ABSTRACT.DOC  the abstract submitted with the tape
             FIXIT.BAS  the source code
             FIXIT.OBJ  linkable object code
             FIXIT.LIS  the listing file from a compilation
             FIXIT.EXE  a linked executable image
             READFIRST.DOC  this file

     The executable image was constructed using the following DCL commands:

             $BASIC/LIST  FIXIT
             $LINK FIXIT

     NOTE:  the program should work on PDP-11 systems under BASIC-PLUS-2 V2.x
     when  running  RSTS/E  or  RSX-11M/M-PLUS.   You will need to change the
     default file(s) from TT:  to TI:  in order to run under RSX-11M systems.
     You will need to split the FUNCTION module off into a separate file from
     the main program, as BASIC-PLUS-2 does not permit  multiple  compilation
     modules within a single source file.

     As written,  the  program  runs  out  of  memory  when  converting  some
     programs.   The  cure  is  to either overlay the program, or to jettison
     things like HELP text and the microBASIC translation module.  The latter
     can be done very simply by doing the following:

             $ BP2
             >OLD FIXIT
             >SET VARIANT:1                           <-- this does it
             >COMPILE
             >BUILD FIXIT/SEQ
             >EXIT
             >TKB @FIXIT

     The source code for FIXIT contains a conditional compilation test  which
     checks  to  see whether VARIANT has been set to 1 (normally it is zero).
     If it is one, the HELP text and the call on UBASIC  are  ignored  during
     compilation.

     Suggestions are welcome!