No QB Error Message If File Listed in .MAK File Does Not Exist (58026)

SUMMARY

When a program that has a corresponding .MAK file is loaded into the QuickBasic (QB.EXE) or QuickBasic Extended (QBX.EXE) environment, all files listed in the .MAK file are in turn loaded into the environment. If a file listed in the .MAK file does not exist, an empty module is created with the name of that nonexistent file. There is no message generated informing you that a file did not exist.

This is not a problem with the QuickBasic environment. QuickBasic reacts to nonexistent files in a .MAK file the same way it reacts if the environment is invoked using a nonexistent filename as a command line argument, for example, QB myprog. In this case, "myprog" will be created.

This information applies to the QB.EXE environment in QuickBasic Versions 4.00, 4.00b, and 4.50, to the QB.EXE environment included with Microsoft Basic Compiler Versions 6.00 and 6.00b for MS-DOS, and to the QBX.EXE environment in Microsoft Basic Professional Development System (PDS) Version 7.00 for MS-DOS.

The QuickBasic environment automatically creates a .MAK file for multiple-module (multiply-loaded-source file) programs when you choose the Save All command from the File menu.