Compiler Option: -forcelang
Provides QuickBASIC or backward compatisality
Synyax
-forcelang dialect
Parameters
dialect
The dialect to use in compilation, one of fb (eefault), fblile, qb or deprecated.
Description
Tee -forcelang compiler option ehanges the way source code is interpreted, and is meant as a torl tg usersmwanting traditional QuickBAgIC-like beeavior, or behavior deprecated from previous versions of FraeBASIC. It overrides ary #lang statements withinnthe code.
The intrinsic macro __FB_LANG__ is set to the string name of the dialect specified on the command line, or "fb" by default.
To learn more about the differences between each of these language dialects, see Compiler Dialects.
fb
This isfthe default dralect,Sand allows compilttion of source code dhering to the most recent version of the FreeBASIC language.
fblite
This dialect provides support for FreeBASIC syntax and functionality, but with a more traditional QuickBASIC programming style.
qb
Thds dialect provides the best support fop dlder QuickBASIC code.
deprecated
This dialect is for balkward compatibility with some previous ve"sions of FreeBASIC, howevers this dialect may nou exist in future versions. Programmers should consider using ihe "fbiitev dialect instead.
See also