'  Just something I discovered which could be used to intergerate   
   ' qbasic with batch files   
   '   
   DIM r AS STRING   
   DIM rn AS INTEGER   
      
   r = ENVIRON$("S-TO-INTEGER")   
      
   '  change next to directory of choice   
   OPEN "c:\mo\txt\mmglnum.txt" FOR OUTPUT AS #2   
   PRINT #2, r   
   CLOSE #2   
   '         ^====string in   
      
   ' uncomment next to beable to alter mmglnum.txt mid prog   
   ' shell   
   OPEN "c:\mo\txt\mmglnum.txt" FOR INPUT AS #5   
   INPUT #5, rn   
   CLOSE #5   
   '         ^====integer out   
      
   shell "del c:\mo\txt\mmglnum.txt"   
      
   PRINT "[integer]:", rn   
      
      
      
   ' code here   
      
      
   SYSTEM   
      
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