Date : Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:10:33 +0100
From : jgh@... (J.G.Harston)
Subject: Line numbering
Rick Murray wrote:
>> Really ? I knew you could under RISC OS, but on the BBC too ?
> Good point - I'm not sure!
>> Or do you have to edit the program in a text editor rather than
>> the built in basic editor ?
In order to enter a program from the line editor you need to enter
line numbers in order to tell BASIC what order to put them in - but
other than that they are irrelevant. Even when entering a program
using a screen editor, the line numbers are still there, just not
displayed. Try dropping to the command line and loading a BASIC
program and listing it.
JGH