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Compile
The PICBASIC compiler must be run from DOS or from a DOS
prompt window within Windows. I ran the PICBASIC compiler from
the APPLICS directory. Make sure the wink.bas file is also in the
PICBASIC directory. The PICBASIC compiler is compatible with
dozens of different PIC microcontrollers. In order to compile a pro-
gram for a specific microcontroller, the PICBASIC compiler needs to
know which microcontroller we are using. To compile a program for
the 16F84, we add -p16F84 to our pbc command.
So the complete command is pbc -p16f84 wink.bas. At the DOS
prompt, type in the command and hit the Enter key (see Fig. 6.7).
C:/APPLICS>pbc -p16F84 wink.bas
The compiler displays an initialization copyright message and begins
processing the BASIC source code (see Fig. 6.8). If the BASIC
source code is without errors, it will create two additional files. If the
compiler finds any errors, it displays a list of errors with their line
numbers. Match the line numbers in the error message to the
line numbers in the .bas text file to locate where the errors occurred.
The errors need to be corrected before the compiler can compile the
source code correctly.
108 You can look at the files by using the dir directory command.
Type dir at the command prompt and hit Enter (see Fig. 6.9).
C:\APPLICS> dir

6.7 Entering compile command
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