# APN Compiler Interface

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The A-Shell Programmer's Notepad (APN) is a Windows IDE created expressly for ASB developers, available as a separate package (including compil.exe) since 2014.  The compiler is set up via the APN Tools menu, with a command line similar to:

%(APN)\\compil.exe -ini c:\\vm\\miame\\miame.ini -x:2 -m -px -w:6000 -lsm -lf -sym -o -so "%d%f"

The **-so** switch is the most critical and specific to APN, without which it cannot capture the compiler's output to enable the ability to highlight errors in the source.

See the [Options \& Modules page on the MicroSabio web site](https://microsabio.com/options-modules/) for more details, and the [A-Shell APN Forum](https://www.microsabio.net/bbs0719/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=10&page=1) for support and community engagement.