CBM prg Studio Version 2.2.0 is released. There are a lot of new features in this version. I’d really appreciate it if you report any bugs you find or have any suggestions/comments.

CBM prg Studio allows you to type a BASIC or Machine Code program in using a nice Windows environment and convert it to a ‘.prg’ file which you can run on an emulator, or even a real C64 or VIC20 if you’re feeling brave and have the right kit.

CBM prg Studio is the result of merging C64PrgGen and VIC20PrgGen. Adding new features and fixing bugs in two apps which were 95% similar was a bit of a nightmare so merging them made sense.

It was also a good opportunity for a face lift and to add some new features, such as:

• Programs are project based, meaning all related source files, sprite files etc. are kept in one place and multiple source files can be linked more easily.
• Tabbed MDI.
• Syntax highlighting.

What CBM prg Studio isn’t is a front-end for tok64, cbmcnvrt, bastext or any other tokeniser / detokeniser / assembler. It’s all been written completely from scratch.

New Features in v2.2.0:

• Tool to expand a basic listing, i.e. put spaces between keywords.
• Jump to destination, for BASIC files.
• The default action (draw, text, path etc.) of the screen designer is configurable.
• Auto complete for basic (v2 and v7) programs.
• Assembly programs can use relative branching, e.g. bne *-3
• An ‘align’ assembly directive for setting the program counter to the next supplied byte boundary.
• Minor screen designer improvements.

Major bugs fixed:

• Variables declared without spaces around the ‘=’ were being rejected.
• Error list not being shown automatically if config says to do so.
• incbin using the wrong range limits.
• incbin not recognised if auto format is on.
• Using arithmetic in byte and word sequences.
• F3 key to repeat last find.
• Remove delete key from screen designer.
• Screen designer. Making a selection required save changes on exit confirmation.
• Renaming or removing files in the build list caused problems.

Download: CBM prg Studio v2.2.0 (872)

source: ajordison.co.uk