.BAS

[pat]

Is there a way to load and save programs into / from .BAS text file?

[jgharston]

Not directly, but it is fairly simple to effect it.

* From BASIC you could use *SPOOL
>*SPOOL outfile.txt
>LIST
>*SPOOL
That will get you the LIST and SPOOL commands embedded in the output.

* Use a conversion program, such as FCONV or ConvBas or BasConv.

* Load the program into the BBC BASIC for Windows or SDL program editor, then save it as as BAS file.

To load a program saved as text, if it has line numbers use *EXEC. If it doesn't have line numbers you have to add AUTO as the very first line.
>*EXEC infile.txt

[pat]

There is no SPOOL or EXEC Star Command.
CP/M BBC Basic Star Commands

[Richard Russell]

There is no SPOOL or EXEC Star Command.

On the contrary, both those commands are implemented in the current version of BBC BASIC (Z80) for CP/M. The documentation is out of date.