Example Programs & Quick Start Guide

Complete, compilable examples for each language frontend. All examples target Windows x64 PE32+ executables.

B64 - Hello World

fn main(): i32 {
    return 42;
}

PBXB64 hello.b64 -o hello.exe

B64 - Pointers & Structs

struct Point { x: i32, y: i32 }

fn main(): i32 {
    let p: Point = Point { x: 10, y: 20 };
    let q: *Point = &p;
    q.x = 30;
    return q.x + q.y;  // Returns 50
}

BASIC - Console Output

FUNCTION PBMAIN() AS LONG
    PRINT "Hello from PBXB64!"
    PRINT "Answer:"; 42
    FUNCTION = 0
END FUNCTION

BASIC - WinAPI Integration

#INCLUDE "windows_core.pbi"

FUNCTION PBMAIN() AS LONG
    CALL MessageBoxA(0, "Hello", "PBXB64", 0)
    FUNCTION = 0
END FUNCTION

C - Standard I/O & Preprocessor

#include <stdio.h>
#define VERSION "V8"

int main(void) {
    printf("Hello from C %s\n", VERSION);
    return 0;
}

PBXB64 -I core/include/c17 -std=c17 program.c -o program.exe

C - Runtime Control Flow

int main(void) {
    int x = 2;
    switch (x) {
        case 1: return 10;
        case 2: return 20;  // Falls through to default if break missing
        default: return 0;
    }
}

PILOT - Interactive Quiz

T: What is 2+2?
A:
M: 4
Y: Correct! Well done.
N: Try again...
E:

Mixed B64 + C Linking

// sum.c
int add(int a, int b) { return a + b; }

// main.b64
fn main(): i32 {
    extern "sum.c" fn add(a: i32, b: i32): i32;
    return add(10, 20);  // Returns 30
}

PBXB64 main.b64 sum.c -o mixed.exe