Congratulations on buying the new AMOS Professional Compiler. It's the indispensable companion for all AMOS. Easy AMOS, and AMOS Professional users. Amongst it's exciting new features, you'll find:
Once you've discovered the AMOS Pro Compiler, you'll never look back. It opens up a whole new dimension in AMOS programming.
If you're an AMOS Professional user, you are able to reap the maximum benefits from the new Compiler. The Shell is available using a simple option from the "User" menu and you're able to compile and run your programs directly from an editor window.
Before you can access these features you'll need to upgrade to the latest AMOS Pro 2 system! This is an essential first step because the Compiler won't work with any of the previous versions of AMOS Pro (including 1.12).
You can find more information on the installation procedure in Chapter 2. It's a simple matter of booting up the updater and inserting your working copies of the AMOS Professional master disks when requested.
After you've updated to version 2, you'll need to install the actual Compiler. This will require you to boot up a copy of the "AMOSPro_Compiler:" disk and follow the on-screen prompts. The installer saves the Compiler Shell onto your AMOS Pro start-up disk and creates new options in the "User" menu. From then on, the Compiler will be available directly from the editor, whenever you load AMOS Professional! See Chapter 3 for the exact installation procedure.
You'll then be ready to get into some serious compiling. If you're a beginner, you should jump immediately to the Compiler tutorial in Chapter 4. Expert users may prefer to study chapters six and seven, where you'll find a complete explanation of the various compilation features.
You should also check out the "Compiler_Examples" folder on the "AMOSPro_Extras:" disk. This contains a host of exciting demo programs which can be used for your compilation experiments. Happy compiling!
If you've yet to upgrade to AMOS Professional, you'll find the AMOS Pro Compiler invaluable, as it will provide a massive boost to your existing capabilities.
The new package can compile programs written in Easy AMOS, AMOS or AMOS Professional. And it produces results which are vastly superior to the original AMOS Compiler!
You can access the Compiler from either the Workbench or by simply booting the "AMOSPro_Compiler:" disk from the internal drive. In general, you'll be able to call up exactly the same options as dedicated AMOS Pro users. The only limitation, is that you won't be able to compile or test programs from your AMOS editor.
Although this is an obvious drawback, it does provide the maximum amount of memory for the Compiler to work. So the compilation will be fast, even on the smallest Amiga.
Before using the Compiler, you'll need to install it carefully on your current system. So jump to the installation section in Chapter 3 for instructions on how to do this, The basic procedure is easy enough, you simply boot-up a copy of the "AMOSPro_Compiler:" disk and follow the on-screen instructions. A little later, you'll be up and running.
Once you've installed the package, you can call up the Shell by just booting your new copy of the "AMOSPro_Compiler:" disk or by clicking on the "COMPILER. SHELL" icon from the Workbench.
You can then progress to either the tutorial in Chapter 4, or to a thorough explanation of the various Compiler features in Chapter 6.
We've supplied several demo programs to accompany this package. These can be found in the "Compiler_Examples" folder on the "AMOSPro_Extras:" disk.
If you're an Easy AMOS user, don't be surprised if a few of the demos won't run from the Editor. In order to generate the best possible screen effects, we've occasionally used features which are only available from the complete AMOS system. But never fear - you’ll still be able to compile and run these programs from the Workbench with no problems. Just copy the examples onto a fresh disk and follow the tutorial in Chapter 4. OK? You can tell if a compiler example is Easy AMOS compatible by checking its filename has "_EZ.AMOS" at the end.