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OPENING A PROGRAM

                 Follow these steps to open a BASIC-256 program.

                 Step 1      Click on the Open command          button in the toolbar. The Open a file dialog box
                           appears.
                 Step 2      Browse to the location of your saved program.

                 Step 3    Select the program you want to open.
                 Step 4    Click on Open button. The program will open.

                     ELEMENTS OF BASIC-256 PROGRAMMING

                 We will now learn about the basic elements of the BASIC-256 programming language.
                 Variables

                 A variable is used to store different kinds of information,  such as text or a number, in the
                 computer’s memory. When we store a value or information in a variable, it overwrites the previous

                 information stored in it. It can contain different values at different points in time.
                 To create variables in BASIC-256, we use the assignment operator. Following are the examples
                 of defining variables:

                     Number = 5

                     Fruit = "Apple"

                     Marks = 50.5
                 Types of Variables

                      Numeric Variable: Numeric variables are used to store numbers for calculations. They can
                     hold integer and decimal numbers. The numeric variables that hold integers are called Integer
                     variables. The numeric variables that hold decimal numbers are called Floating variables.

                     For example: 22, -34 and 9.25

                      String Variable: Strings are a set of characters, that can be a mixture of numbers, letters and
                     other characters.

                      For  example: "Hello World!",  "123 Random Road",  "abcde",  "88 Golf Course Road"  and
                     "12345-8976"
                 Rules for Naming Variables


                 The names we  give to the variable  are  called  identifiers. Variable  name can include letters
                 (lowercase and uppercase), digits (0 to 9), and underscore (_) character. To name the variables,
                 follow the following rules:
                      Variable name should always start with a letter or underscore.

                      Variable name can only use letters, digits, underscore and Dollar ($).
                      Name of the variables should describe the values that they store.


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