Question to Mark Sibly or anyone else who knows...

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Helios

Try reading up on scripting languages, thats where I learnt about compiling, Its essentially the same process just a different output.

You split the source up into tokens (lexical analysis) then analyse them (parsing, type checking and a few other things) and finally emit a assembly code (or byte code in a scripting language) representation of them.

MicroC's compiler has full BMax source code if that would help you, you can find it here http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=57520

You may also find these books usfull, I know I did.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1931841578?v=glance
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0201100886?v=glance