[Axiom-developer] compiling in Axiom

[Paul Selick]

Hello,

I used AXIOM a number of years ago, and I think at that time I understood 
the difference between a  *.as  and *.spad   file, but have since 
forgotten.

I had written  *.as  files.

Recently I tried to run some of my old code unsuccessfully in the modern 
AXIOM.
I used to use the command line
    axiomxl -laxllib -Fx filename.as
although I understand the this method of producing a standalone executable
is no longer supported (no   axiomxl  command)
So I started the interpreter and typed
    )co filename.as
and got an error message saying
"Only AXIOM source files with file extensions .as, .ao, .al, or .spad
      can be compiled."

My file WAS named  something.as   and although my syntax in the file may 
need modernizing, I got the impression that the compiler didn't look into 
file beyond the name.

Can you tell me what I am doing wrong and what would need to be done to 
get on old  *.as  file to compile in the modern AXIOM ?
Thanks,
Paul Selick