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Which text editor do you use for dos programming? (Developers)

posted by Brian_extended, 21.10.2013, 20:19

New Member to the forum, "old" DOS user...

I prefer WordStar version 6, non-document mode. WordStar is sensitive to file extensions for setting tab stops, and inserting spaces rather than an Ascii Tab character. Column editing mode, two windows, cut and paste between them- and use something since 1980 -CP/m days-, you just get "fast" with it.

Older WordStar 4 uses very little memory, and I've called it from inside my DOS programs using the "EXEC" function call for editing data, exiting, and having my code read in the changes.

Utility programs that come with WS6 allow it to be set up for larger screens, more columns and more rows. Save the changed "exe" off to disk and use when you want to.

"Vetusware" has a full version of WordStar 6 available for download, it has long been abandoned.

Complete thread:

• Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - Damien, 08.05.2013, 09:55 (Developers)
  • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - ron, 08.05.2013, 13:57
    • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - Damien, 10.05.2013, 11:46
  • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - Rugxulo, 08.05.2013, 15:49
    • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - Damien, 10.05.2013, 11:54
      • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - Laaca, 10.05.2013, 20:08
        • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - RayeR, 14.05.2013, 16:27
          • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - tom, 14.05.2013, 17:27
            • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - RayeR, 15.05.2013, 00:09
              • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - Rugxulo, 15.05.2013, 00:56
            • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - RayeR, 28.05.2013, 19:32
    • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - georgpotthast, 15.05.2013, 13:09
      • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - Rugxulo, 15.05.2013, 17:40
        • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - georgpotthast, 15.05.2013, 18:37
          • Flwriter 1.2 works great - Rugxulo, 15.05.2013, 21:31
            • Flwriter 1.2 works great - georgpotthast, 15.05.2013, 21:57
      • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - Rugxulo, 15.05.2013, 21:50
        • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - georgpotthast, 15.05.2013, 22:30
          • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - Rugxulo, 15.05.2013, 22:51
            • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - georgpotthast, 16.05.2013, 19:05
  • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - DOS386, 23.05.2013, 11:26
  • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - bocke, 01.06.2013, 12:39
    • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - Rugxulo, 11.08.2013, 04:48
      • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - DOS386, 11.08.2013, 13:47
        • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - Brian_extended, 21.10.2013, 20:19
          • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - Rugxulo, 28.10.2013, 17:57
            • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - Brian_extended, 28.10.2013, 22:56
            • Which text editor do you use for dos programming? - Arjay, 02.11.2013, 16:10