Creating text editor like EDIT on Command Prompt using FreePascal

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I want to create a texteditor for my DOS program. I want to create it using FreePascal Compiler. Anybody know the logical programming for create it?

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  1. Make sure FPC is installed and set up properly (including the PATH), download the main sources if needed. (depends on platform)

  2. run "make" in packages/fv/examples/ (in the sources) so that it compiles testapp.pas to testapp.exe

  3. run testapp.exe and select File->New, you are now in the editor.

  4. Study the testapp source and remove any parts from the program you don't like. A reference book for a Turbo Pascal "Turbo Vision" library (which is very similar to the FPC provided FV library that this demo uses) is a great asset for this.