Article: Q31057
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 4.00 4.00b 4.50
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | B_BasicCom | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 28-DEC-1989
In the QB.EXE editor (or QBX.EXE editor from BASIC PDS Version 7.00),
the Merge command on the File menu will generate a "Bad File Mode"
error if the file being merged from the disk was saved in Fast Load
format. The Merge command requires that the external file be in Text
format.
During a merge, it is acceptable to have a Fast Load format program
currently loaded in the QB.EXE editor (or QBX.EXE from BASIC PDS
Version 7.00); however, the file to be merged must have been saved in
Text format, not in Fast Load format.
This information also applies to the QuickBASIC QB.EXE editor that
comes with Microsoft BASIC Compiler Version 6.00 or 6.00b for MS-DOS
and MS OS/2 and to the QBX.EXE editor that comes with Microsoft BASIC
PDS Version 7.00 for MS-DOS and MS OS/2.