This example is a classic in any programming language.
More as a sanity check than anything else, a good place to start with any programming language is to try a very simple program to test that the compiler is installed correctly and that a valid executable can be made.
Open up any editor capable of saving text files and type in the following source code:
Print "Hello World"
Save the file with a '
.bas' extension. For example '
hello.bas'
From a command prompt or shell in the directory where '
hello.bas' was saved, type the following command:
fbc hello.bas
Depending on the operating system, this should create an executable file in the same directory as '
hello.bas'. It might be named '
hello.exe' or '
./hello', for example.
Run the executable, and we should have the following output:
Hello World
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