BASIC programer in need of assistance

hey, im just starting to learn how to use BASIC programming, i hav crated a very crude coding program but it can only code each letter at a time, it cannot code entire words or phrases, im wondering, how would i fix this little problem? cheers

i hav included the program below if it is of any assitance

[1]
input a$
if a$ = "5" then [2]
if a$ = "x" then [2]
if a$ = "s" then [2]
if a$ = "b" then [3]
if a$ = "l" then [3]
if a$ = "d" then [3]
if a$ = "6" then [4]
if a$ = "p" then [4]
if a$ = "1" then [4]
if a$ = "8" then [5]
if a$ = "u" then [5]
if a$ = "v" then [5]
if a$ = "e" then [6]
if a$ = "o" then [6]
if a$ = "f" then [6]
if a$ = "3" then [7]
if a$ = "m" then [7]
if a$ = "4" then [7]
if a$ = "a" then [8]
if a$ = "r" then [8]
if a$ = "y" then [8]
if a$ = "h" then [9]
if a$ = "q" then [9]
if a$ = "c" then [9]
if a$ = "z" then [10]
if a$ = "j" then [10]
if a$ = "7" then [10]
if a$ = "i" then [11]
if a$ = "t" then [11]
if a$ = "2" then [11]
if a$ = "k" then [12]
if a$ = "n" then [12]
if a$ = "9" then [12]
if a$ = "w" then [13]
if a$ = "g" then [13]
goto [no]

[no]
print "not an option, try again"
goto [1]

[2]
a = int(rnd(1)*100)
if a > 33 then [14]
if a < 33 then [15]
if a < 66 then [16]
if a > 66 then [15]


[14]
print "5"
goto [1]

[15]
print "x"
goto [1]

[16]
print "s"
goto [1]

[3]
a = int(rnd(1)*100)
if a > 33 then [17]
if a < 33 then [18]
if a < 66 then [19]
if a > 66 then [18]


[17]
print "b"
goto [1]

[18]
print "l"
goto [1]

[19]
print "d"
goto [1]

[4]
a = int(rnd(1)*100)
if a > 33 then [20]
if a < 33 then [21]
if a < 66 then [22]
if a > 66 then [21]


[20]
print "6"
goto [1]

[21]
print "p"
goto [1]

[22]
print "1"
goto [1]

[5]
a = int(rnd(1)*100)
if a > 33 then [23]
if a < 33 then [24]
if a < 66 then [25]
if a > 66 then [24]


[23]
print "8"
goto [1]

[24]
print "u"
goto [1]

[25]
print "v"
goto [1]


[6]
a = int(rnd(1)*100)
if a > 33 then [26]
if a < 33 then [27]
if a < 66 then [28]
if a > 66 then [27]


[26]
print "e"
goto [1]

[27]
print "o"
goto [1]

[28]
print "f"
goto [1]


[7]
a = int(rnd(1)*100)
if a > 33 then [29]
if a < 33 then [30]
if a < 66 then [31]
if a > 66 then [30]


[29]
print "3"
goto [1]

[30]
print "m"
goto [1]

[31]
print "4"
goto [1]


[8]
a = int(rnd(1)*100)
if a > 33 then [32]
if a < 33 then [33]
if a < 66 then [34]
if a > 66 then [33]


[32]
print "a"
goto [1]

[33]
print "r"
goto [1]

[34]
print "y"
goto [1]



[9]
a = int(rnd(1)*100)
if a > 33 then [35]
if a < 33 then [36]
if a < 66 then [37]
if a > 66 then [36]


[35]
print "h"
goto [1]

[36]
print "q"
goto [1]

[37]
print "c"
goto [1]

[10]
a = int(rnd(1)*100)
if a > 33 then [38]
if a < 33 then [39]
if a < 66 then [40]
if a > 66 then [39]


[38]
print "z"
goto [1]

[39]
print "j"
goto [1]

[40]
print "7"
goto [1]



[11]
a = int(rnd(1)*100)
if a > 33 then [41]
if a < 33 then [42]
if a < 66 then [43]
if a > 66 then [42]


[41]
print "i"
goto [1]

[42]
print "t"
goto [1]

[43]
print "2"
goto [1]

[12]
a = int(rnd(1)*100)
if a > 33 then [44]
if a < 33 then [45]
if a < 66 then [46]
if a > 66 then [45]


[44]
print "k"
goto [1]

[45]
print "n"
goto [1]

[46]
print "9"
goto [1]

[13]
a = int(rnd(1)*100)
if a > 33 then [47]
if a < 33 then [48]
if a < 66 then [49]
if a > 66 then [48]


[47]
print "i"
goto [1]

[48]
print "t"
goto [1]

[49]
goto [1]

Welcome to the forums
Just out of curiosity (not to be rude or anything), why would you want to learn how to program in a language which has been obsolete for longer than I can remember?

Here is a little background on Basic as well as some basic commands that can be used.

lol i no i no, but its wat sum1 started teaching me, and i hav a bad habit of needing to do sumthing well before i stop doing it, so here i am learning how to use an ancient programming language.

Thanks for the link

seeing as BASIC is an anient prgramming language, wat would you suggest i learn? and were abouts would i learn it?

If you want to learn something related to Basic, look on it's modern day (way, way, way better) brother --> Vb.net
Which programming language in .net? That is up to you... Visual Studio Express + it's totally free, can't beat that

thanks.....now i just gotta figure out which one to start learning lol, got any prefrences?

im thinking the j# or c#

Given the two choices you're giving, i'd choose C# (for its similarity to c++).
I feel more comfortable coding in C# than VB (they are the most widely used)

Hope this helps

thanks its been really helpful but i seem to hav hit a snag, i says that i hav to register it within thirty days, but when i try to register it says that my email is invalid got ne help for me here or is this out of ur 'field'?

I don't think its looking for a particular email.
Not sure which email you used. When I got my copy I used my hotmail account. Is that what you have?
If not, just get one so that you can easily register your software