Hello World

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

See also
   * Freebasic FAQ
   * Main Features
   * Requirements
   * Installing
   * Running

